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Macallan Edition No. 4
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
January 3, 2019 (edited February 17, 2019)
48.4% abv
NAS
Chill filtered
Color added
Nose: Cranberry cinnamon, almost potpourri smell; allspice; dark honey; dark stone fruits like cherry and plum; cocoa; red apple and orange; slight vanilla and toffee; slight peanut or cashew. One of the best noses I’ve experienced.
Palate: At first sweet and very creamy, like warm vanilla custard. Quickly developments into drying dark fruit, pepper and ginger with a hint of citrus. Medium viscosity.
Finish: medium-long. Slight burn; figs and plums linger along with pepper and a hint of mint; Juicy Fruit.
Value: Limited Edition bottling going for $90-110. Just a tad pricy for what you get but not unreasonable for the quality.
Final thoughts: A really great addition to the Macallan line providing a nice mix of their traditional sherry along with some interesting complexities and spice notes.
4/5
Highly recommend buying a bottle.
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@Soba45 this one is the best of the Edition range imo. Enjoy!
@Berube026 good to know!
For your info all Macallan are color free. :)
Great review. I'm looking forward to trying it :-)