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Macallan 15 1992 Murray McDavid
Macallan 15 1992 Murray McDavid
Bottled for Chateau Louis in Edmonton, AB, Canada
Region: Speyside
ABV: 46%
E150: No
Chill-filtered: No
Cask Type: Refill Sherry
Container: Glencairn Neat
Colour: Gold
Nose: Touch of pungent ethanol, cocoa, orange peel, baking spice, ginger, icing sugar, apple, light strawberry note.
Palate: Malt, oak , touch of caramel, cocoa powder, ginger, pepper, mineral.
Finish: Long, lingering malt, oak, and pepper.
Score: 77/100
Overall kind of disappointed, perhaps the refill sherry cask isn’t doing the justice, was hoping for a slightly bumped up Macallan 12 with extra proof and un-chill-filtered. The nose is a bit pungent for 46%, not too bad got some basic sherry notes. The palate is rather simple, more malty and oaky than sherry.
Macallan Cask Strength 58.4%
Region: Speyside
ABV: 58.4%
E150: No
Chill-filtered: No
Container: Spiegelau Whisky Snifter
Colour:Mahogany
Nose: Sharp ethanol, rich stewed red fruits, walnuts, biscuit, raisins, milk chocolate, candied orange, strawberry, plum.
Palate: Raisins, cinnamon, ginger, orange, red fruit jam, toffee, stewed plums.
Finish: Long finish, lingering cinnamon, ginger, strawberry, oak, and oak tannins.
Score: 89/100
The Macallan CS is an exceptional sherry bomb, which I think was last sold for about $80CAD which would be a steal. It’s a tad pungent on the nose, and a tad too hot for 58.4% on the palate. But it’s complex with waves of red fruits, and nutty chocolate notes on the nose. Part from the usual red fruits, it’s also loaded with spices, especially ginger, with a drying finish.
Can’t imagine this is the same distillery that bottles such amazing whisky, but at the same time introduce us with tier not-good-at-all colour series. This leaves me wanting to try out some older Macallan Single Casks.