Macallan The Harmony Collection Intense Arabica

There's an intoxicating sweetness on the nose, almost like sweetarts, but not artificial. There are also fruits like sherry and orange. The finish is short, but the palate is full of flavor. This whisky is so much different from other Macallan whiskeys that I have tried. Truly, it's a special dram.

Another great scotch from Macallan. Smooth and easy drinking.

Really good; so chocolatey and smooth, liked this one - fav mcallan yet

Roasted nuts. Roasted Dark chcoolate. popcorn. Roasted juts at nose. Very pretty. Unpleasant bitter when diluted, inconsistent with intense arabica.

The wedding bottle! Probably thr best Macallain bittle ive had, but stil Macallin. Nose: Great caramel/honey notes, little pepper Taste: Great body, peppery, caramel/honey Finish: peppery short finish

So, Macallan in 2022 released a new travel exclusive collection, called "The Harmony Collection" which is a super environmental statement, since they are recycling husks of coffee and Cocoa to made the whisky boxes. The Harmony collection is made of 4 single malts, 2 Arabica coffee releases and 2 cocoa expressions. Of course no coffee or cocoa was used to made the whisky but they have been designed (by using the proper casks) to resemble those types of flavors and aroma notes. Intense Arabica is one of such releases. Bottled at 44%abv. It has a lovely red copper color. On the nose, it starts with red fruits bathed in chocolate. Raisinets, cinnamon and sawdust. Aroma became very dim after a couple of minutes. Strawberries. After the first sip i got moka coffee and slight dark chocolate notes. Cherries. On the palate, again this red fruits juice. Feels so "red fruity" that you can tell this has Antioxidant properties, lol. Ginger. A little rough, sugary water. Milk with sugar. Aftertaste, felt houng. Ginger, pepper. Sugary and bitter. Dry. Overall, this first expression did comply in having coffee notes, but those were not the most predominant profile on this single malt. Having said that, this, as most new Macallans that i have tasted lately, is below average. It lacks power, layers of notes and the aftertaste is underwhelming. My score for it is 77 over 100.

Notes: Heather, honey Palate: Bottom notes of grassy earth, well balanced too creamy top notes Finish: medium and well balanced Comments: I dont like Macallan usually but this was the best so far.