The Macallan Exceptional Cask IV

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 31 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Sooty. Smoky. Burnt. Crème brûlée. Sweetish. Very malty. Palate Toffeeish, but in an interplay of soft sweetness and harder, smokier, more burnt flavours. Sticky toffee pudding meets hard treacle toffee. Finish Buttery. Spicy. Hot rum butter. Comment Not so much a winter whisky as a bear-hug. Or do the Grampians have a Mac Yeti?

Dave Broom Nose Concentrated, complex, resin, seville orange, prune, varnish, roasted nuts. Almost Armagnac-like: earthy weight, savoury density. Palate Powerful, rich, mouth-coating; dark fruit, cocoa. Almost meaty. Great balance. Lighter tannins than you'd think. Finish Long, sweet and soft. Comment A great example of European oak and Macallan in harmony. Exceptional indeed.