The Macallan 8 Years Old, Fine Oak

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 42 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith Nose Initially yeasty, then wine gum. Fresh sawdust. More floral when reduced. Palate Dry, quite tight and one-dimensional. Some cereal notes. Finish Comparitively short. Raisins linger. Comment I'm not a fan of younger Macallans, but this is a drinkable, if somewhat undemanding, 8 Years Old.

Dave Broom Nose Young, clean and lovely. Slightly sappy with touches of balsa wood, cereal (malt bins/sugar puffs), vanilla white chocolate and turned earth. Palate Crisp but with a super-sweet and soft mid-palate. Fizzy and young. Finish Quite hot, peppery and short. Malty. Comment Fresh and young, but balanced with good feel. Have it long.