Macallan Double Cask 12 Year

Prefer this to the fine oak 12. Strong sherry presence on the nose some chocolate & rasians as well. More of the same on the palate with s gentle spice the finish is medium & smooth. A nice whisky went well paired with a undercrown gordito cigar

So, since my fellow Scottish Distillery Tour compatriots have already sampled one of their own offerings for the second round of the tour- I gotta get in on that. So I gave myself a long pour of the Macallan 12 year Double Cask. This one comes in at 43% ABV and uses ex-sherry casks from America and Europe for this new, core offering from Macallan. It's a dark gold/dirty copper in the Glencairn and makes some oily, but thin legs after giving it a swirl. The nose is mostly sherry (of course), but there's some nice chocolate notes bursting through along with a bit of dried fruits. Then there's that ever-present "Macallan note". On the tongue, a nice pop of spicy oak really catches your attention before being washed away by the normal sherry and dark fruits. It's incredibly smooth, just like most from Macallan. I haven't had the regular 12 year old in a while, but this definitely seems less harsh than what I remember from that one. The finish is bright- spicy and zesty before being overtaken by the chocolate and darker fruit sweetness. There's a tiny bit of burn from the ABV, but it's over pretty quickly and finishes drier than I'd like. Overall, it's a typical Macallan. Tasty, yet non-offending at all. I kind of want to apologize to the guys on the SDT group because I claimed Macallan off of the list and supplied this run-of-the-mill sauce. I know there are better offerings from Macallan that would've probably went over better, but here early on we are all a little cost conscious and I've had this bottle under the bar for quite some time. We can cross Macallan off the list, but I should've done better. 3.5 stars. Cheers, my friends.