


It’s a rather simple palate but it’s good, provided you like heavy sweet sherry.įinish: long, on dried fruits and raisins. So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Macallan 12 year Sherry Oak with 89 points over 100. Flavor / Taste / Palate Citrus-forward palate with a. It’s almost pure jam! It’s also a little grapey, the sherry’s quite immense. Macallan 12 years old Sherry Oak Tasting note By Miguel at 2011 Sep,26 in Tasting, Recommended, The Macallan Stunning sherry monster Lovely From really good oloroso casks. Reviews & Tasting Notes - The Macallan Nose / Aroma / Smell Complex aromas of vanilla, melon and lemon. This is a luscious, rich, very raisiny one. Mouth: wrecked! A lot of plastic! This could well be an accident, thank god I have a sample from another bottle… Please allow me one or two minutes (…) Ah, no, indeed, that was an accident. After fifteen minutes: the metallic touches got bigger. After ten minutes: the flowery notes grew and grew. Rosehip? There’s also a growing meatiness, between bacon and cured ham, Spanish style.

More fragrant too, with peonies and maybe a little incense, then cedar wood as well as various herbal teas. Nose: much drier, less easy, more metallic than the Ruby at first nosing. The older Gran Reservas were utter sherry monsters, so I’m curious. Tasting notes Serge Valentin: 88 points ( ) Palate: Intense spiced ginger and oak, softened by rich fruit cake and sumptuous orange.įinish: Lingering wood spice, ginger and clove with layers of orange and dark chocolate. View our large selection of wines, spirits, and sake. Come see why The Wall Street Journal says is one of the best websites for buying wine online. Nose: Waves of burnished oak, with rich dried fruits, chocolate orange ginger, cinnamon and cloved. Welcome to New York Citys largest wine & spirits store online. Specially bottled for the Japanese Market. Gran Reserva is the richest, darkest, most sultry Twelve years old Single Malt in our long and illustrious history, a sumptuous and decadent celebration of our skill and expertise in selecting and maturing our precious spirit in only the finest Sherry oak casks.
