Tastes

I’d say 4.5 stars really. I like the slightly briney taste. Coastal? Nose is good but taste is great... I get salted caramel and green apples. Really good with a drop of water. Bit of smoke but I don’t get any of the peat which is a good thing to me.

Nose is nice... I get caramelized sugar. Taste reminds me Irish whiskey. Probably has something to do with the Coffey still. I get honey and biscuits. Pretty good neat in a glencairn glass ... but I actually liked it better as a double pour in an old school whiskey glass with one ice cube.

3.8 stars... rounded up. Two words best describe this blend. Smooth and friendly. It’s Very well balanced but also light too. Reminds me a bit of Japanese blends. Basically white wine of scotch... very nice but not a lot of depth or complexity. Good beginner scotch... my wife likes it and she normally can’t stand whiskey.

Good sherried scotch. Almost a Sherry bomb. Smooth. Still trying to figure out how much I like this style of whisky. Nice finish but dry... typical of the style.

Was a little intimidated by the “Monster” part of the label and was kind of expecting a peaty bog monster to take a shit in my mouth... pleasantly surprised that that wasn’t the case. Very well balanced. The peat wasn’t overwhelming at all and was followed by a nice sweet finish. Very nice. 4.1 Stars.

Refined and smoother version of the 12. Good almost great. Very friendly but not sure worth the $

Really good but not sure it’s worth the price. Nice dram but kind of unremarkable and not noticeably better than the 14. 3.7 stars

Good drink, nice go to at the bar. Tried neat, might be better with an ice cube. Less Smokey or peaty than I was expecting. Standard whiskey that your father used to drink before he beat you and your siblings with a belt in a drunken rage. Just kidding. Sort of.

Really nice. Smooth... bit sweet.. and sherried but not overwhelmingly so or dry. Bit overpriced like most things Macallan by I kind of regret not picking up a bottle since it’s limited. 4.5ish stars. Had a chance to taste this again back to back with Mac 18. Mac 18 is really good but I found this Macallan No 2 to be better and a much better value considering how much a bottle of Mac 18 costs... Considering this is limited I plan to pick up a bottle of the Macallan No 2 the next time I see it at the store!

Smoother version of the 12. Very nice dram and easy to drink. Somewhat unremarkable and uncomplicated though. Smooth no smoke or sherry. 3.8 stars