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Macallan Edition No. 5
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 25, 2019 (edited March 3, 2020)
Nose - Fruity raisin-y caramel, hint of candied ginger, candied orange peel, toffee, dark apple juice
Taste - Spicy candied ginger, candied orange peels, toffee, milk chocolate, prunes, dark raisins, M&M candy shell sweet?
Finish - Lingering candied ginger spice, candied orange peels, orange sugar coated jelly candy?, plain M&Ms, weird metallic fruity sweet
Score - 74/100
Final Thoughts - So this one was a bit interesting in that it didn't really taste like the standard Macallan profile of a nicely sherried Scotch. This had more of a candied fruit vibe to it with a hint of raisins/prunes. Interesting nose that carries over to the palate but the finish has this weird metallic fruity sweet that I find a bit off-putting. Overall it's pretty decent, but the finish kind of kills it. The longer I wait, the more metallic & strange sweet I get from this and it's a bit distracting.
Would I drink it if offered? - Yes
Would I specifically order it? - No
Would I buy a bottle? - Not another
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@dhsilv2 yeah...that purple color, as nice as it looks, is pointless. Probably could’ve reduced the price if they did t have to pay Pantone a fee to develop that color
But does it tell you what the color purple should be in a whisky? Cause...that's the point right? This is going to be the first one of these other than edition 1 I just won't buy from reviews and just the general narrative, the others had a story. What's this one about?
I wasn’t too fond of this either. I can go on and on about brand degradation...but what’s the point.