Macallan Edition No. 6

Heavy caramel with a heavy burn on the backend. Nose is heavy in vanilla and caramel notes.

I will start this review with my conclusion: in a blind tasting event, i would have guessed this dram was a Glenkinchie 12 or an Auchentoshan 12. It is not bad, but if you are going to pay +150 dollars for a Macallan limited edition you expect more than the universal tasting notes of whisky of Caramel and vanilla. Macallan edition No.6 is the last of the collection, this time it pays homage to the river Spey, its biodiversity and influence in the flavor of half of Scotland's distilleries. The light blue label is mostly unreadable and imposible to take a picture to brag about your finding in Instagram hahahaha. Bottled at 48.6% (0.01% more than the previous edition), tawny color. On the nose, it is very good. Milky way chocolate, orange leaf, caramel, cinnamon, dulce de leche, nutmeg. It also has this library-wet books profile. After a first sip it gave me pizza hut's cinnamon sticks, a cinnamon candle, sawdust, honey and floral notes. On the palate it was too simple. Caramel and sugar syrup, pepper and sulphuric, and Kellog's frosted flakes. Aftertaste was boring. Chocolate with dulce de leche, caramel, butterscotch and some herbal notes. Some saltiness present. Overall, this one did not meet my expectations. It felt way too simple, i did not find any real thing to make me feel as something that pays homage to the Spey river (known for fruitier whiskies), it felt like a fancy bourbon cask on a very normal Macallan. Not bad at all, it is not what you bought it for. I believe this and the No. 2 edition are the worst of the series, being number 4 the best one. Forget this one, or buy it to complete a collection that in 10 years will be worth a lot more, but drink something more interesting. My score for it is a 79 over 100.

The nose is heavy with that signature Macallan sherry style. But there’s also so much more going on behind it. Notes of walnut and chocolate with just the tiniest bit of raisin. On the palate, the walnut persists, and is met with more fruit, sweet maple syrup, and floral notes. Gentle spice on the finish. Yet another kick-ass expression from The Macallan!