![]() ![]() I have had the pleasure of sitting across Mr Bob Dalgarno, the famed Macallan Whisky Maker, for an interview and a subsequent tasting and I have to admit I was left with nothing but admiration for the man. Like so many Macallans of late it makes some strong promises but fails to deliver.ĭistillery/Brand: Macallan | Region: Highland | ABV: 43% | Colour: Pale Straw It’s not horrendous but I wish it was spectacular. WHY? Even though it has a nice texture it doesn’t work for me. What I would like to smell in a sherry-influenced whisky. Bob does know how to create a nose, I’ll give him that. My sample is from a brand new bottle and served at 48.2% I’m not a big fan of using so many casks to make one whisky. I’ll be honest this is the first time I’m hearing these names. Tevasa European Oak, Diego Martin European & American Oak, Jose Miguel Martin European Oak and Vasyma Oak. I don’t know what role the brothers had in it but thats what the literature says. Three Spanish chefs, the Roca Brothers, and Bob Dalgarno got together and created this whisky. Nosing this nicely packaged Macallan which has cool story behind it. It’s almost like I can see into the future when I open up a new release from them, especially Travel Retail, which is where I found this. There aren’t enough gold doubloons in this world.Īnd the newer NAS stuff is just so predictable. Anything bottled in the early 2000s was just stellar. ![]() I even had a wonderful distillery tour a few months ago where we tasted some really old, precious liquid and met with amazing people and so I find myself feeling just a little guilty about running them down.ĭon’t get me wrong. Now it’s more like a Toyota Prius, if you ask me. They’re a whisky that was once known as the Rolls Royce of whiskies. I started off writing a long-winded opinion piece on how I feel about Macallan. Distillery/Brand: Macallan | Region: Highland | ABV: 48.2% | Colour: Copper
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