Macallan Edition No. 3

maybe the best ever? Water took the best thing ever and made it better. No gas. Smelled like prunes and opened to smell woodier and then, dry and easy and beautiful.

Sherry and caramel to start, with spicy/peppery finish. pretty short, but reminiscent of rare cask

** Disclaimer: This review is what I would consider a “Quick Hit”- meaning I won’t have my usual in-depth notes that I usually like to take. The reason: this sample was poured at Whiskyfest DC on 4/17/18. All of these reviews will not be scored and I am actively looking to try them again at some point to do them more justice. I’ve had some interest in opening and searching for these Macallan Edition series bottles, so I was kind of excited to try a sample of Edition 3 at the festival. The nose on this was incredible- tons of flavors, florals and oak. The flavor profile couldn’t, and didn’t, live up to the nose IMO. If I can’t locate a bottle of the first edition soon I’ll probably resort to opening the second and third versions. Maybe an entire bottle will prove to be more enjoyable than this sample ultimately was. Also, the Macallan booth had some very pretty ladies giving out the pours, but they sure were stingy, lol.