The Macallan 10 - Tasting Notes

Have been given the chance recently to taste the Macallan 12 year old, the 1976, an 18 year old, and this 10 year old next to each other and make some notes on these whiskies.

This 10 year old is bottled at 57% and has a spicy and sweet nose on it. A little bit of fresh wood lingering through there with some gingerbread and warm spices. Vanilla, raisins, fruits, dates and some freshness combined with some "young" notes. That was the only description I could make from that, it had a bit young feel to it. But could not lay my finger on it exactly.

The palate was warm, sweet, spices, chilli pepper, vanilla, liquerish and honey. At first there was some dry and bit spicy nutty note coming through and then it changed in light chocolate. Very chewable whisky I found it to be. Sweet but for me a bit too dry on the palate. A medium length finish, with sweet liquerish and a hint of minty freshness.

When adding water to this one trying to reduce a bit of the chilli pepper and spices and get more the notes underneath, I discovered it can take a lot of water, and the nose changed to gummibears a bit. The palate was more sweet notes but still a high note of macademia nuts and walnuts.  The finish was liquerish and honey and stayed medium sweet. With or without water added my score kept the same, an 7,5 out of 10 for this great dram. Thanks Werner for letting me write some notes on it!