Macallan 15 Year Triple Cask Matured

Sweet, smooth, vanilla

I've should have known better than to go for the tripple cask version of this 15 yo Macallan. Recently tried vs 4 other 15 yos including the Yoishi, Glengoyne, Glen Scotia and the Glendronach Revival. At the bottom of the pit we had the flat tasting Glengoyne and the bit sour Macallan. I expected a bit more from the Easter Elchies House of Scotland.

The nose is strong of straw, barley sugar, toasted oak and honey. The palate is full of straw, honey, a burst of pepper which all melds and comes together in a way that you’ve taken in a honey candy. The finish is medium with pepper that keeps buzzing in the mouth with honey, straw and oak that all gradually fades.

Nose - nice balance of raisins and ripe apples, dark honey, apple/grape leather, light cinnamon "spice" Taste - Gentle ginger spice/heat/tingle, apples, light raisin, dark honey, light bitter fruit stems Finish - Lingering apple, ginger heat remains, lingering bitter fruit stems that seem to build in intensity Score - 77/100 Final Thoughts - I wanted to like this a bit more than I did, especially after saying their stuff is usually decent, but overhyped but sadly it all sort of fell apart after the nose. Nose was decent, good balance of oak and sherry notes of raisins and seemed overall very pleasant. The palate started out nicely but had a bit more of a ginger spice/heat/tingle than expected for a 43% and this sort of masked up the apple & raisin vibe a bit. Adding to this was the fact that there was this odd bitterness that took over halfway through and just lingered through to the finish where it kind of got a bit distracting. It lingered long through the finish and it felt like your palate was fighting the fruit stem bitterness to find the sweet apples and raisins you originally tasted. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - No NOTE - All reviews are done without factoring in price.