The Macallan 10-year-old (100 proof)

Michael Jackson
"House Style - Big, oaky, sherried, flowery-fruity. After dinner".

THE MACALLAN, 10-year-old, 40% abv

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Color - Amber
Nose - Sherry and buttery, honeyish, malt character. Lots of roundness and depth, even at this young age.
Body - Full without being syrupy.
Palate - Lots of sherry, without being rich. Plenty of malt. Sweetish.
Finish - Satisfying, malty, gingery, becoming dry, with a hint of smoke.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamond & Robin Tucek

Color - Mid-amber with old-gold highlights.
Nose - Full sherried, nutty and rich with notes of honey and dried fruits - banana, pears and apricots and a hint of demerara sugar.
Palate - Sweet, full-bodied and rich with good peat integration.
Finish - Long and sherried with sweet vanilla notes.

THE MACALLAN, 10-year-old, 57% abv (100 Proof)

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Color - Amber, marginally fuller.
Nose - Sherry still, but drier. A soft whiff of alcohol.
Body - Full.
Palate - Sherryish. A very clean, rounded fruitness. Intense. Powerful.
Finish - Sherry, smoke, alcohol.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamond & Robin Tucek

Color - Mid-amber with old-gold highlights.
Nose - Medium-bodied, very rich, sweeter and more delicate than the 40% bottling, almost syrupy, with hints of ripe pears, citrus and almonds.
Palate - Sweet, full-bodied and rich, possibly more elegant and subtle than the 40% bottling`.
Finish - Long, quite complex and sherried with creamy vanilla notes.

THE MACALLAN, 12-year-old, 43% abv

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Color - Amber.
Nose - Sherry, honey, flowery notes.
Body - Full, smooth.
Palate - The first hints of flowering currant. Altogether more expressive.
Finish - Slightly more rounded.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Color - Mid-amber with old-gold highlights.
Nose - Medium-sweet, medium-bodied, rich and heather honeyed with an almond nuttiness and notes of apple, peach and a little citrus.
Palate - Quite big-bodied, medium-sweet, honey, a quite delicate peatiness with a slightly green edge and a nutty chewiness.
Finish - Long, rich and nutty.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Color - Mid-amber with a hint of bronze to the highlights.
Nose - Quite full-bodied and medium-sweet with an unctuously-honeyed, delicate green edge and dark fruitiness with notes of dried apricot, mango, sultanas and banana.
Flavour - Sweet with creamy peatiness, gently chewy tannins and a fresh, slight green edge.
Finish - Long, complex, medium-sweet and elegant.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Color - Full amber with deep old gold highlights.
Nose - Quite full-bodied, a medium-sweet, rich fruitiness, soft oaky vanilla and a creamy, almost menthol note.
Palate - Medium-dry, soft and gentle, with quite rich, gently chewy tannins and an edge of sweet oak.
Finish - Long, medium-sweet and quite dry with a rich, chocolatey peat note.

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Color - Deep amber with ruby/bronze highlights.
Nose - Full-bodied, nutty, a dried raisiny note, a rich, deep, soft peatiness with an Armagnac-like note and a fresh, slightly green citrus edge.
Flavour - Full-bodied, round, medium-sweet, nutty and gently chewy, delicately peated and elegant.
Finish - Long, fresh, gently, nuttily chewy and quite ethereal.

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