I should start off by saying I didn't intend to try this. I usually avoid scotch as I don't know enough to be sure what I'm getting and I don't typically like peaty smokey scotches. This was none of these things. I went to the bar to order a Blanton's neat and my coworker was already there offering to order for me. He'd had a couple and got my order wrong and I ended up with a double Macallan 12. It was excellent! It sort of seems a little too unchallenging but I don't mind. Judge me for my choice of drink? How dare you! Nose: Dried fruit, figs, cherries, raisins, some oak, and brown sugar. Taste: More dried fruit especially apricot, oak, vanilla cream soda, and a little salt. Finish: Sweet with walnuts and more dried fruit. A short finish for a 12 year scotch. I like this. So sue me. I will still avoid most scotch but maybe I'll try the 15 or 18 if I run across it? A good intro to unpeated Highland scotch for someone who isn't in to scotch typically. Like me.