Macallan Select Oak
Raisins and Banana Nut Bread
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Review by @AKGcandlefish
- Nose24
- Taste22
- Finish21
- Balance22
- Overall89
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Color: gold.
Nose: a bowl full of raisins with some prunes mixed in for good measure. Light undercurrents of red apples and vanilla. Just a hint of orange peel zest. Water brings forth moist banana nut bread. Very sweet and fruity.
Body: medium but creamy.
Palate: yes, fresh-baked banana bread with walnuts and raisins right up front with some creamy butterscotch candies mixed in. Very smooth and makes me hungry!
Finish: a lingering finish of bananas foster with a hint of pepper. Not super warming, but it stays with you a while.
I picked up a liter of this in the Moscow airport, and when I got home to try it, I was a little disappointed at first. This one, however, is a real grower. I enjoy it more and more every time I partake. The nose in particular is completely unique of all the whiskies I've tried. So full of raisins. Even when I decide to pour from another bottle, I often reach for this one first just to breath it in. If Macallan is indeed moving away from age statements, this is the way to do it.
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Thanks for the review. I second it. The only place I would disagree is the color. My bottle shows a dark amber color. It is a very different Scotch. For lack of a better term, I would call it a "dessert Scotch". I was able to taste this in St. Maarten in 2012. I came home with a liter bottle. Would have bought more but the bottle was the last I was able to fit into my luggage. Going back to St. Maarten soon to see if I can bring more back with me. It's not available in the US as far as I can tell. Locally, none of the private, county, and state liquor stores know of it.