Category: 12 Years Old

The Macallan Gets Colorful With New Collection

The Macallan has released their new Colour Collection – a collection of five age-statement single malt whiskies consisting of 12-, 15-, 18-, 21- and 30-year-old single malts. The Macallan Colour Collection single malt whiskies were matured primarily in American oak casks, with a ‘subtle touch’ of European oak. The Macallan 12 Years Old is said […]

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The Macallan has released their new Colour Collection – a collection of five age-statement single malt whiskies consisting of 12-, 15-, 18-, 21- and 30-year-old single malts. The Macallan Colour Collection single malt whiskies were matured primarily in American oak casks, with a ‘subtle touch’ of European oak.

The Macallan 12 Years Old is said to offer notes of lemon peel, sweet oak and orchard fruits and is being made available at $80 per bottle.

The Macallan 15 Years Old is said to offer notes of citrus, ginger, orange peel, peaches, toffee and vanilla and is being made available for $165 per bottle.

The Macallan 18 Years Old is said to offer notes of apple, citrus and milk chocolate and is being made available for $350 per bottle.

The Macallan 21 Years Old is said to offer notes of crème brûlée, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and pineapple and is being made available for $1,100 per bottle.

The Macallan 30 Years Old single malt is said to offer notes of banana, crème brûlée, mango and pineapple and is being made available for $4,455 per bottle.

All five single malt whiskies contained in The Macallan Colour Collection are being made available exclusively in travel retail venues worldwide beginning in September 2023.

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Highland Park 12 Years Old Viking Honour

Rich, malty and complex, there is a lovely sprinkle of sea salt which accentuates the flavours here, spiced heather honey adds to the thick malty backbone, the result is well-structured. 84/100

Rich, malty and complex, there is a lovely sprinkle of sea salt which accentuates the flavours here, spiced heather honey adds to the thick malty backbone, the result is well-structured. 84/100

Balvenie 12 Years Old Doublewood

Smooth and honeyed, a very well put together expression from The Balvenie. I feel I picked out more of the sherry component more clearly possibly due to age or experience or perhaps this batch the sherry influence is more defined. A real pleasure to re…

Smooth and honeyed, a very well put together expression from The Balvenie. I feel I picked out more of the sherry component more clearly possibly due to age or experience or perhaps this batch the sherry influence is more defined. A real pleasure to revisit and simply enjoy. 84/100

Apogee XII 12 Years Old

Intense, some slightly vaporous and very spicy and tannic nature. Lacks a little structure and body for me and I needed a little water to tame the spice and tannins to make this enjoyable, personally I’m hoping this breathes a little in the bottle and …

Intense, some slightly vaporous and very spicy and tannic nature. Lacks a little structure and body for me and I needed a little water to tame the spice and tannins to make this enjoyable, personally I'm hoping this breathes a little in the bottle and calms down before I return to it. 83/100

MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much ‘cask’ influences. 83/100

Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much 'cask' influences. 83/100

Kilkerran 12 Years Old

Smoother and more refined than I last remember, possibly due to slightly older stock being available? Incredibly mealy and cereal led with soft peat smoke pervading later. 87/100

Smoother and more refined than I last remember, possibly due to slightly older stock being available? Incredibly mealy and cereal led with soft peat smoke pervading later. 87/100

Jura 12 Years Old

A much cleaner presentation from Jura, certainly they have tightened up on their base bourbon cask maturation stock. I found myself wishing for a little more depth (and grime) on the palate and this is a little sweet & polished on the finish but ov…

A much cleaner presentation from Jura, certainly they have tightened up on their base bourbon cask maturation stock. I found myself wishing for a little more depth (and grime) on the palate and this is a little sweet & polished on the finish but overall a great balance and intensity. 84/100

Cutty Sark Introduces 12-Year-Old

In a blast from the past, classic blended whisky brand Cutty Sark will be releasing a new 12-year-old blend. Cutty Sark 12 Years Old was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain more noticeable sherry notes. Cutty Sark 12 Years Old is being made available for $30 per 700ml […]

In a blast from the past, classic blended whisky brand Cutty Sark will be releasing a new 12-year-old blend.

Cutty Sark 12 Years Old was bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain more noticeable sherry notes.

Cutty Sark 12 Years Old is being made available for $30 per 700ml bottle beginning in March 2022.