Macallan 12-year-old Sherry Oak Cask

A delicate and balanced, full-bodied iconic Speyside – a neat premium distillation of a classic, light sherry-infused wine with nothing extra – a successful, understandable PR move.

What does "Sherry seasoned oak cask from Jerez" mean?1. Bring your cask to Jerez, Spain (it doesn't even have to be an ex-sherry cask) 2. Fill cask with sherry 3. Empty casks a couple of hours later (and let a little bit of sherry inside, accidently of course) 4. Fill the same sherry into another cask, repeat 5. Bring mentioned casks to Scotland 6. Fill it with Macallan spirit 7. Sell it and tell customers they're buying "kinda" sherry cask matured Macallan. GREAT DEAL! Well, am I close?

For me the best of the three (Fine, Double, Sherry)

seasoned casks. There is some kind of standardization and predictability here. This Macallan clearly does not need water, since it is so highly diluted. Aroma and aftertaste clearly outperform taste, they are more sophisticated and complex. But the taste is weaker and watery. 46% would clearly benefit from this whisky. On the other hand, a well thought out and affordable consumer release. But if you ask me why a 12-year-old Dalmore costs 2 times more, then I will answer you that the barrels in it are not seasoned with Oloroso sherry. Although the blend is not even 100% sherry, even there the whisky looks richer, more concentrated and intense in taste, and at the same strength. N: 22 T: 20 F: 21 B: 20

Sherry cask benchmark, very classic taste. In China, the premium is very serious, and it is difficult to buy

For me, 85 points for an unmistakable 12-year-old Macallan.

N- Roasted coffee, cocoa and ripe fruits notes, enticing for a 12YO with nice casks in the vat. Some PX probably, for the sugar coated dried fruits and indian candy. Simply delicious, bright with plenty of zest, peaches, dried flower and buddha fruit nuances. Even some not so 'Macallan' farm-y notes too. Good body at 40%. (88/22) P- Velvet mouthfeel, superbly ripe for a 12YO expression. Prunes, figs sweetness balanced with a tinge of bitter coffee. (90/22) F- Medium-long, gentle but full, may not with much depth but deliciously sweet as a after dinner dram. (87/21) B/B- 91/22 Cereal- 2, Fruity- 2, Floral- 2, Peaty- 0, Feinty- 0, Sulphur- 0, Woody- 2, Winery- 3 Weighted Rate- 87pt

Nose: relatively voluminous for the Abv., Deep sherry nose, dark fruit, berries, nutty Taste: sweet, nutty, full-bodied, cooked fruit, fruit bread, lightest spice (maybe a lot of white oak from overseas) Finish: Fruit spritzer, medium long, nutty Conclusion: I was impressed especially by the constant subtle nuttiness, but also the beautiful sherry. Unfortunately, the price is too high. 90 euros in Germany, with the neighbors in NL 68. This colleague will not be back soon.

A whisky to nose and only nose.

Too expensive whisky!!!

Quite disappointing at the beginning, very closed and with a weak nose. After adding some water and let it breath a while, has definetely changed to a warmer sherried drum....

The first impression in the aroma was good, sherry, smooth chocolate. Gradually, a light woodiness began to come in. Sweet woodiness soaked in sherry and chocolate. Gradually, the overall impression began to improve again, so it was quite good, although with a small notch and a slightly disturbed impression, but not spoiled by the expectation of things to come. But I didn't know what to expect. The taste starts with bitter woodiness, then the chocolate fruitiness and softer chocolate start to balance it out, but a little of that woody bitterness still remains. The aroma was better than the taste, so what will the conclusion be? It holds the line, continues downwards. The finish was bitter woodiness with a hint of chocolate. Overall, a disappointment. The aroma was quite good (with a slight reservation), but then it rubs off more and more. I somehow didn't get it. I recently tasted a 12-year-old Double Cask at Vašek's during a discussion on the subject of basic Macallan, which is even cheaper, and I found it to be fine, nothing particularly interesting, expensive for the money, but it didn't matter. So here I would have expected something better, nicely complemented by sherry, and I got something I could finish (so as not to make it into a dram), but I wouldn't want to pour another one. I feel like they put a paper box on a pedal car, wrote Bentley on it with a marker, and tripled the price.

dark fruits, some dark chocolate, dried apricots, nuts, some spices, some oak, some hints of dark berries, sweet and spicey all together. there is something from older bottling of the 12yo sherry of Macallan which I can recognize. but there is also something missing. the promising start fades away a bit too quickley. the finish is promising but could be much longer and much more intense. Nice dram but has to be re-tasted

Color:Amber；Aroma：Delicate；Palate：84/100; Aftertaste：Medium.

Macallan 12 year 43% “Matured exclusively in selected sherry casks from Spain”. Okie dokie. I would love to taste the ‘sherry’ that was used to season this cask (for the least amount of time possible). Oopsie daisy, some sherry ‘accidentally’ stayed in the cask before we put the whisky in (tauti is dead on I think). But it’s from Jerez, so that’s exotic, right? Is Macallan not the Ed Hardy of scotch? N: It’s two sided (but very simple) There’s fresh oak, grass, straw, sawdust, and then an artificial sweetness, like If you asked for raspberry/strawberry/rhubarb syrup pumps at a coffee shop. It’s actually kind of hot for 43%, lots of ethanol notes. It’s like when my 2 year old son tries to hid behind a chair... P: Syrupy sweetness. Artificial cherry simple syrup, vanilla, copper F: Dry sweetness, lingering, sawdust, new oak, simple raspberry syrup. Thoughts: If I was to guess when his was bottled, I would say 12 years and not one day more. You get the idea...Macallan is pumping this shit out as fast as it can. Buyer beware.

Not bad, but way too expensive for the taste. There is better for less money.

Couldn't have said it better than Tauti...

Can only agree with Tauti and Jackson05 ... an immature malt (it's supposed to be 12 years old?!) that seems drenched in sherry. Don't get me wrong, it tastes wholesome... if it were a liquor. While the nose still looks promising and is really inviting, the taste and finish are very disappointing. Downright insulting when you factor in the price.

After a long time had a Mac12 again in the glass to compare it with the Rare Cask Red can. The Mac12 is way ahead of the Rare Cask! Even today for me a saubereckerer Sherrymalt who is worthwhile to buy despite the ambitious price.

¥900 / 35 ml @ Sake Museum Karasuma. Appearance: Amber-orange. Nose: Lovely sherry nose, caramel, vanilla, very rich malt sugars, cinnamon. Palate: Sweet vanilla, toffee, wine and raisin. Finish: Vanilla, malt sugar, pepper, tannic oak. With Water: Doesn’t need it and only waters it down. Overall: Lovely nose and tastes quite delicious but really does not impress as it should. Too low in alcohol. Definitely does not live up to the hype or the price and I won’t be buying any more soon.

A good intro to Sherry whisky, but it's a shame this is watered down to 40%. Deep raisins and spice tones both in smell and taste, and delicious spices in the aftertaste. Would have been a very good one with 6-8% more alcohol, but also 3% as his big brother would have made a big difference. This one probably has a different target group than me. The press is actually not that bad in Norway: it costs the same as a Laphroaig Quarter Cask ..