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Macallan Edition 1

Scotch Macallan Scotland
  • Distiller

    Macallan

  • Bottler

    Macallan

  • ABV

    48%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $200+

I have previously reviewed one of the Macallan Editions (Edition #2) but decided that a side by side of all of the editions to date would be more fulfilling (and also more fun). This is the first of the Macallan Edition releases: Edition 1.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Joshua St. John
  • While it is competently made and the included literature makes for an interesting read, I have a hard time finding Edition No. 1 exceptional on its own.
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  • Raided Score: 87
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Dave Broom
  • The palate is powerful and supple, with some clove, ginger, and yet more chocolate. Substantial and well worth checking out.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The taste is spicy at first with crystallized ginger, nutmeg, toffee, honey, and baked apples, then turns slightly dry and oaky leading into the finish, which is smooth and gently fading with a nice hint of oak and a touch of dark chocolate.
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  • Raided Score: 86
  • Distiller
  • By Jake Emen
  • A long, hot finish offers more oak and marzipan in its wake, along with a distinctly bitter touch and an astringent effect in the cheeks.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • All told, this is a knockout expression from Macallan, offered at a much lower price than I would think the company could fetch for such a flavorful monster that has such a storied history. Hell, I’d buy it.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • I enjoyed this but could have done without the plastic-y astringency on the palate. The evolution from nose to finish was fascinating but I ultimately found it to head in a direction that didn't pair well with the plastic notes and a lack of sherry in the finish.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Musty tobacco, sweet bread-y cake. Sherry, pungent syrupy raisins. Vanilla bean. Really rich, lots of depth, but all sweet + bread-y. No spice, or overbearing oak.

  • Taste:

    Medium mouth feel. No heat. Some bitterness. Sweet sherry, mostly reminiscent of PX sherry. Raisin bread. Interesting plastic note. Figs, syrupy date fruit, vanilla cream, leather and tobacco.

  • Finish:

    Medium length, some growing heat here. Growing more spicy / musty. Lots of pepper, tobacco, rich oak tannins. Faint sherry sweetness, but much diminished compared to the nose.

  • Overall:

    I enjoyed this but could have done without the plastic-y astringency on the palate. The evolution from nose to finish was fascinating but I ultimately found it to head in a direction that didn't pair well with the plastic notes and a lack of sherry in the finish.

  • Score:

    85

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources