Macallan (18 year)

The 18yr is expensive. Not my favorite (balvenie), but defiantly an ok scotch to try once in a while between tax refunds and bonus checks. Very smooth

This is a review of the Macallan 18 Fine Oak. I was lucky enough to get two of these at USD 60 each at a duty free shop (vs. $125+ retail), and it is a most superb sherried scotch. This brew is aged in three barrels: two sherry-treated and one bourbon. It is the smoothest Scotch I have tasted, smoother than the Macallan 25, and has no bite whatsoever. I thought the finish was a bit short, but still it is terrific and well worth the retail price.

Bar far the best I ever had as of yet! I agree this should only be served "NEAT" by no means dilute this great Scotch!!! When my wallet can afford it MaCallan 18 is the only thing I ask for.

This is whisky like they serve in heaven. (And if they don't serve whisky in heaven, I ain't going)

dollar for dollar this is better than macallan 25...at least in my humble opinion.

There are two Macallan 18 Year Olds. One is the Fine Oak and the other is the Sherry Oak finished. The extra aging of these whiskys intensifies and concentrates their flavors, and smoothes out the finish. Whether you find old whiskies "better" or not is subjective, of course, but their flavors are changed by longer times in the barrels, in two ways: one, more alcohol evaporates off and two, the flavors of the barrel steep into whisky more deeply. This leads to a product that is smoother and more mellow. In the case of the Fine Oak, you'll get a very floral bouquet, with more of a taste of spice than you find in the 12 year, and a very long soft finish. In the case of the Sherry Oak, the color darkens a bit and you pick up more of a chocolate and citrus flavor in addition to the intensification of the notes in the 12 year, and again the finish is very smooth, soft and long, with a real nutty sweetness and almost no "bite" of alcohol.

SUPER SMOOTH

I think the 18 yr. is better than the 25 or 30.

The Scots are known as dour, stern people, but after a couple noggins of this great elixir, you always smile down on them!

If you know any thing about Scotch it does not get any better after 12 years. This is not a premium Scotch by any stretch of the imagination.

Truly the greatest of all sherry single malts. While a bit on the pricy side (my christmas present to myself every year), it is worth it, even if you can only buy one bottle. A suberb taste with a most smooth finish.

MacAllan is just too much sherry wood, dont you think?

Give me a bottle of the Macallan. You can keep your loaf of bread, jug of wine, and thou.

Absolutely wonderful. Make sure to drink it neat - it would be a shame to dilute this fantastic scotch at all. Apparently, traditionalists refer to it as The Macallan.

A tad sherried for my taste, but then that's what MacAllan is known for. Can't go wrong overall. Very consistent bottle. Try the Reserva too. Even better I think.

I never had it. I gave it 5 stars. I saw a bottle of this stuff at the party store yesterday they had two bottles one bottle for $46 and the other for $115 and this is for a 5th, for that price this stuff has to be heaven. To rich for my blood, I will be drinking Gentleman Jack and Makers Mark in hell I guess.

an unforgettable single malt

Macallan is my favorite single malt whisky, and the 18 year old varity is perfection. Only scotch exclusively aged in sherry wood.

My favorite single malt scotch. It's the sherry oak aging. Smoooooth!

...always wins blind taste tests. This highland single malt owes its taste to aged oak sherry casks