The event itself was very enjoyable, tasting each whisky in turn and sharing our thoughts via twitter, each of us had our own opinions on each of the whiskies, mine are shown below. You can follow the tasting here , it started at 7pm GMT on 25th Jan.
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Distillery : The Macallan
Presentation : 50cl Miniature
Source : Distillery
Price : £60 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "A lighter style of The Macallan with flavours of citrus, vanilla and coconut. Triple cask matured in a unique complex combination of exceptional oak casks; European oak casks seasoned with sherry and American oak casks seasoned with bourbon."
Colour : Amber.
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Inner tubes, Icing sugar, Orangy citrus.
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| Fine Oak |
Distillery : The Macallan
Whisky : Fine Oak 12 Years Old
Source : Distillery
Price : £60 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "A lighter style of The Macallan with flavours of citrus, vanilla and coconut. Triple cask matured in a unique complex combination of exceptional oak casks; European oak casks seasoned with sherry and American oak casks seasoned with bourbon."
Colour : Amber.
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Inner tubes, Icing sugar, Orangy citrus.
Taste : Vanilla, Brandy Sauce, Grapefruit.
Finish : Medium length, drying finishing with dried pineapple.
Link : Fine Oak
Whisky : Sherry Oak 12 Years Old
Presentation : 50cl Miniature
Source : Distillery
Price : 700ml £70 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "Exclusively matured in selected sherry oak casks from Jerez, Spain. Spanish oak, with it's open grain and high tannin content, imparts the classic aromas and flavours of dried fruit, spices and chocolate orange."
Colour : Amber
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Rich Dundee cake, apples.
Link : Fine Oak
Distillery : The Macallan
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| Sherry Oak |
Whisky : Sherry Oak 12 Years Old
Source : Distillery
Price : 700ml £70 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "Exclusively matured in selected sherry oak casks from Jerez, Spain. Spanish oak, with it's open grain and high tannin content, imparts the classic aromas and flavours of dried fruit, spices and chocolate orange."
Colour : Amber
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Rich Dundee cake, apples.
Taste : Christmas cake fruit soaking in sherry - raisins, cherries.
Finish : Not drying like the Fine Oak, slight smoke, chocolate.
Link : Sherry Oak
Distillery : The Macallan
Presentation : 50cl Miniature
Source : Distillery
Price : 700ml £48 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "Created from the perfect balance of sherry seasoned European and American oak, presents similar flavours familiar to both the Fine Oak and Sherry Oak. Sweet yet balanced and honeyed in character."
Colour : Deep Gold (slightly darker than the previous two - looks great).
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Malty, nutty, a punch in the nose of marzipan and a little smoke.
Link : Sherry Oak
Distillery : The Macallan
Whisky : Double Cask 12 Years Old
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| Double Cask |
Source : Distillery
Price : 700ml £48 Master Of Malt
Characteristics : 700ml, 40% ABV, Not Coloured, Chill Filtered 😒
Box/Bottle Information : "Created from the perfect balance of sherry seasoned European and American oak, presents similar flavours familiar to both the Fine Oak and Sherry Oak. Sweet yet balanced and honeyed in character."
Colour : Deep Gold (slightly darker than the previous two - looks great).
Glance : Oily, leaves thin trails when swirled around the glass.
Nose : Malty, nutty, a punch in the nose of marzipan and a little smoke.
Taste : Buttery spices, creamy, chocolate hobnobs.
Finish : Honey, slight smoke, initially not drying then dry red apples slide out.
Link : Double Cask
Overall : The Fine Oak was a lovely sipping malt, suitable for a summer bbq with chicken maybe not a cold Burn's Night. The Sherry Oak was definitely for sipping around a log fire, lovely mouth feel - like Christmas cake mix. From the description I expected the Double Cask to be somewhere in between but that wasn't the case - it was a step up from the Fine Oak and, I think, just slightly better than the Sherry Oak. I can see both of the final two filling a hole on my whisky shelf.
View the Tweet Tasting Unboxing post.
Link : Double Cask
Overall : The Fine Oak was a lovely sipping malt, suitable for a summer bbq with chicken maybe not a cold Burn's Night. The Sherry Oak was definitely for sipping around a log fire, lovely mouth feel - like Christmas cake mix. From the description I expected the Double Cask to be somewhere in between but that wasn't the case - it was a step up from the Fine Oak and, I think, just slightly better than the Sherry Oak. I can see both of the final two filling a hole on my whisky shelf.
View the Tweet Tasting Unboxing post.
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