Macallan Classic Cut (2019 Release)

Peaches on the nose and ginger to finish thank you very much! Great single malt! At almost 53% ABV, be careful with this one, it bites a little.

I have a natural resistance for what i am about to do. If you have read my reviews before, you know i am not a Macallan fan. I recognize it as a good whisky, they often make normal expressions that i believe are highly praised by many, but they aren't really THAT good. Having said that, i recently had the classic cut 2018 edition, and i loved it. I scored it 92/100 and i remember that whisky as the most real Macallan ever, it represented every flavor profile i expect from a Macallan. All this made me buy the 2019 edition, and... well... read the rest. Bottled at 52.9%abv, chesnut natural color. On the nose... very complex stuff. Oranges is the first thing you perceive. White chocolate, very winey. Dates, crémé brulee, nuts, cocoa, almonds and amaretto liquor. After the first sip, the dehydrated fruits appear: raisins, dehydrated oranges and a mineral spiciness. After 10 minutes, it released more. Orange juice, liquid thick caramel, stewed apples and Latex. On the palate, it is just amazing. Vanilla cupcake, fondant. A spicy note starts growing after a couple of seconds, to become this sodium-salty note you get from a Coca Cola (don't tell me you just realized coca cola is actually fairly salty). 2nd sip gave me chocolate, a medicinal note and latex, as in the nose. Aftertaste is just incredibly rewarding. Red fruits, tobacco and mineral spiciness. It turns into ginger and chocolate. Very long with an overall mineral feeling. White chocolate with almonds can be felt in the finish. So... i had a whole page written with tasting notes. I try to deduct points from the nose, palate and aftertaste, but my sense of justice didn't let me. The more i tried to deduct points somewhere, the more i realized this dram was very well made. It is not my favorite whisky, i won't die if i never taste it again, but i will surely think this is as close to perfection for a whisky critic and enthusiast. Every rule has an exception, and this my friends, this is a perfect score dram: 100 over 100. Sláinte Mhath. Go buy this.

Like Aberlour A'Bunadh, and by that I mean bad. Waxy sharp flavor lacking any depth, overpowering alcholic flavor, tastes like way more than 52.9%. Adding water sort of dilutes everything other than the waxyness. Buy a glendronach 12 and pocket the rest. Docking points for the cost too, regret buying this one. C+