Macallan Fine Oak 15 Year

Two fingers in Cabo for the first time. Apart from the green silk dress girl from Michigan at The Bahia lounge, I'll never forget the time I fell in love with the Macallan 15. Perfect mix of tobacco, port, and everything nice on the nose and palette.

Bold spice

To be a triple oak barrel blend there is a surprising absence of wood on the nose. There's lots of sweet fruit and flowers with just a hint of oak and sherry cask. The oak waits until it rolls across your tongue, then it makes a big presence- vanilla and heavy spice. Just a tiny bit of raisiny sweetness before finishing pretty smooth like almost every Mac I've had. My notes lead me to believe the 15 is marginally better than the 10, and I wanna say the price point was only $20-30 more than the entry level of the fine oak series (the 15 was $70 IIRC). Unfortunately I don't have any 10 year laying around to do a proper side by side, but I'm pretty sure the 15 would win and be the one I'd recommend. I always recommend Macallan because they are the pinnacle of Highland/Speyside scotches IMO. Sadly, they know it and are almost always significantly more expensive than most of their neighbors. A lot of times though they really are worth it. Cheers.

Disappointed. Good but not great. Muted taste, and most disappointingly, there's not much sherry and a lot of bourbon. So not the Macallan you want and definitely not worth the $250 price.