Macallan Edition No. 2

33 open bottles in my collection ranked through multiple blind tastings. Counting them down! #13: Macallan Edition No. 2. Single Malt Scotch. 48.2% ABV. NAS. Paid $110 I am replacing this bottle. Sometimes you just have to accept that Macallan costs extra. A really good limited edition Macallan for ~$100 is special. The whole Macallan Editions have the slogan “Macallan creates,” and it is really more about engineering a good whisky for connoisseurs. By using something like 7 casks, this whisky abandons all notions of traditional maturation. Can it still present as a refined spirit? Yes. This is much better than the 12 year old sherry oak Macallan, and even better than the 12 year old Glendronach. It’s still exclusively sherry, and it is sharp in all the right places. A solid toffee, sultana, European oak (dry) base supports raspberries, vanilla, and sweeter American oak notes that jump out of the glass. The finish is surprisingly spicy, but I wish it lasted longer. I had thought this Edition No. 2 was the best of the three editions so far, but I recently opened a new bottle of Edition No. 1, and it was clearly better in a blind tasting. The Edition No. 1 has not gone through enough testing to be on the countdown, however. No. 2 is still a worthy whisky to be the first 90 rating on the countdown. MARK: 90/100 PREVIOUSLY, ON BATMAN: #14: Clynelish. $70. 46%. 14 years. 89/100. #15: Four Roses Single Barrel. $52. 50%. NAS. 88/100. #16: Woodford Reserve Cherry Wood Smoked Barley. $104. 45.2%. NAS. 88/100 #17: Highland Park. $90. 43%. 15 years. 88/100 #18: Glendronach. $59 (1L). 43%. 12 years. 87/100

classic macallan Sherry depth. needs a bit of water and some time to take out a slight sulfur