The Macallan 10 Years Old

I am not really a Macallan fan, but at verticals I think the greatest leap is from 10 to 12

No doubt the 18y versions are better but value for money you get the most from 12y IMHO

MacDeffe

I rate the 18 highly = 88/100 Aroma:Mandarines, chocolate Palate: Sweet, Christmas cake Finish: Dry luxurious finish

Thanks for the input. You really made me want to try the 18y.

I really like the Cask Strength with just a very light splash of water. I think the experience is somewhat closer to the 25 than it is the 18.

Best value for the buck in Macallan is the cask strength IMHO.

Gladys.

Ok - so i'll admit something here and now - I am a Macallan bigot. It's really all that I like, and the only thing I buy. I recently tried some Glenlivit Archive 21 YO that I do like a lot. That was a rare find, usually when someone puts something in front of me that isn't macallan I don't like it.

What else should I try that is similar? I've tried lots of other scotch's and most of them just taste bad to me - except anything Macallan - there has to be something else out there along the same lines...

Gladys.

Springbank, Highland Park, Linkwood, Balvenie, to name a few that have strong similarities.

-- Larry

Interesting... I've tried Balvenie and Highland Park. Didn't like the Balvenie much, and thought the Highland Park was particularly nasty - I poured it down the sink and rinsed out the glass....

Maybe it's all in my head.... :-)

Gladys.

Have you trien an Ardbeg. ?

If you dont like that too

You better stick to macallan then

MacDeffe

So it seems you are very fond of the "sherry" flavour. Try Glendronach. Also very sherry-ish !!

---Frans---

"Gladys" schreef in bericht news: snipped-for-privacy@forethought.net...

No that doesn't surprise me one bit. If you want something akin to a Macallan I'd be looking something with a smooth, rich-sweet, sherry characteristic. Highland Park is a great, powerful and characterful malt but it sure ain't sweet.

My recommendations would be Glen Moray 10, Inverey (from Marks and Spencer), Macallan 18 and possibly a Tomatin 10.

I'm trying to work out what an Ardbeg and Macallan have in common, other than they come in bottles and are made in Scotland?

There are a number of malts with a rich, sweet Macallen character. Come on folks lets have some more :-)

Try Glenfarclas. Also Sherry-cask whiksy

MacDeffe

Or perhaps Glenmorangie Sherry Wood finish?

I'm surprised no one here as mentioned Glendronach 15 Year Old, now discontinued so buy what's left on the shelves if it's your thing. I find it overly sherried but fans often compare it to Macallan.

I'd suggest Glenfarclas but the standard range isn't nearly as sherried as Mac and actually I recently tried the new Glenfarclas 12yo with a redesigned label, and I'd say the Grants were getting rather stingy with the sherrywood. That said, if you can find them, there are some stunning single cask Glenfarclas bottlings from first fill Oloroso.

Slainte, Johanna

Gladys wrote:

Now, why would there be such a dramatic difference based on two extra years? That seems strange to me. It would seem that the first 10 years would provide the most dramatic changes, with the next milestone being the 18 year mark. I don't know.

At any rate, last night I had a dram of 10 YO Macallan and a Nicaraguan cigar. Fantastic.

Will

I tend to agree with Steffen that the biggest leap is from 10 to 12, but in my case I think that it is because of the price points. The 10-12 are fairly close in price, but do have a marked different (try 'em blind side-by-side sometime to convince yourself) while the 18 is obviously even more superior than either, but the price differential is markedly different.

JMHO, Cheers, Gary

I was a fan of the 15 y/o as I always felt that the 18 took on too much sherry. Both the old 18 vintage bottlings and the newer 18 suffer from this. In my opinion anyway though as a refrence I am drawn to peaty whisky aged in Burbon only.

If you are looking for something that is nicely sherried with out it being overwhelming Glenfiddich Solara is quite nice, as are GlenDronach the Glenmorangie Sherry Wood and the 15 and 17 Glenfarclas..

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