Macallan Edition No. 5

I have said this at least a dozen times, you know im not a Macallan fan, i have had some excelent, normal and bad ones. Actually i have had the 5 editions, and hated No. 2, liked 1 and 3 and loved No. 4. What im trying to say here is that i believe that i do not fall for Macallan's Marketing Hype as other people do; nor i trash talk it just to be internet cool. I try to be objective about my hobby: reviewing whisky. Having said all that, this one is a very good whisky, that has one of the best aromas i have ever found on a dram. Edition No. 3 was supposed to have the best aroma, since it was selected by a perfume maker. That one doesn't even come close to edition No. 5's Aroma. Lets review this dram: First, this edition is a tribute to Macallan's original whisky color, and they actually with the Pantone Color Institute to get a special shade of purple that represent Macallan. It's on the box. Bottled at 48.5%abv, tawny color. On the nose, best aroma in the whisky world. At least one of my top 5 whisky aromas ever. I did a tasting event and everyone agreed. It is just spectacular. Here are my notes on it: Grapes. Very floral, resembles a japanese whisky. Very winey. Honey hard candy. Sawdust. Incredibly perfumed. Chocolate, toffee, honey, hazelnut, nutella, TEMPERA PAINT, dates, red fruits. Second sip reveals blackberries, full caramel. Third sip, floral and red fruits. It is just crazy. You really don't need to drink it, you can just smell it. The rest of the dram is good, nothing super amazing, but good. Strawberries, blackberries, sugary, dried fruits; molasses. A little bittersweet. Herbal and caramel notes. Abv is high enough to give you a decent, powerful flavor. Aftertaste is where classic Macallan notes appear. Sawdust, oak, sulphur, minerals, salt. A little burn, aniseed, hazelnut and pie crest. A little dry. Overall i can compare this whisky to David Beckham's football career: handsome and perfumed but gets dirty when needed. I really liked it, and i will give you my individual scores for every part of it: Nose: 26 over 25 points. (Yes, i had to reward it one point over the limit since it deserves it). Palate: 22 over 25. Aftertaste: 21 over 25. Balance: 22 over 25. So 91 over 100. That is really a fair score for it. Sláinte!

Not as good as the other Editions I’ve quite liked (2 and 3 in particular), but still fairly full of flavor and better than the entry-level offering. Decently rich barley color, dependent on how it catches the light. Fairy aromatic; a bit of undefinable sweetness with a fair amount of charred wood and some ginger and herbal spice. A bit of butter and caramel on the palate, with some spice as well. At the roof of the mouth, you get a bit of flavor like lemon-lime soda.

I went to have another pour of this and the smell of sulfur was overwhelming. It's not an issue with storage, I keep my bottles in a cabinet in a my office, away from heat and light. VERY disappointing.......

Cigar on the balcony after a long week. Tasty shit man

Decent scotch but for the price I would not buy again. The 2019 classic cut was much better.