92 The Whisky Advocate

Plenty of peat up front, along with whiffs of vanilla, citrus, and tobacco before the maritime notes kick in—dried seaweed, sea salt, and brine. Vanilla and lemon tart on the palate, with light soapiness. It’s delicate, sweet, creamy, and dessert-like. The finish is flavorful with Creamsicle and more vanilla, and the peat reappears. Very balanced overall—not a peat bomb—with subtle sweetness and depth, and peat in a strong but supporting role

5 The Whiskey Wash

This is my kind of Scotch. It doesn’t leave me smacking my lips, but coats my palate with a warm buzz and a complexity that keeps me going back to explore more.

95 The Whisky Advocate

Rich fruitcake, black cherry, dried flowers chocolate-covered Turkish delight, walnut oil, and seasoned oak on the nose make this pretty special. The mouthfeel is thick and rich with flavors of heather honey, toffee, dried fruit, peppercorn, baked apple, fruitcake, nutmeg, hazelnut praline, black cherry, and milk chocolate. A long, satisfying finish delivers the same intensity of dried fruit, chocolate, and spice. A highly recommended blend aged to perfection.

97 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Gold color. Inviting aromas and flavors of caramelized fruits and nuts, strawberry shortcake and banana layer cakes, pistachio gelato, and buttery pound cake with a velvety, lively, fruity full body and a warming, complex, very long finish with notes of sarsaparilla float, rich baking spices, graham cracker and stroopwaffel, and honeyed mint chai. This is something quite special, a special Whiskey to be sipped and appreciated with special friends; both contemplative to focus on by itself but subtle and enjoyable enough to take a back seat to your guests.

97 Ultimate Spirits Challenge - Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2012

Chairman's Trophy Winner. The aromatics are incredibly complex and intense while being harmonious and gentle. Scents of grass, smoldering embers, bacon, nutmeg, and dried fruits. The palate offers a lovely, silky texture with incredible length and a pleasing viscosity and a deft touch of wood. A beautiful world-class malt.

95 The Whisky Advocate

Quality sherry casks deliver a quintessential Macallan nose of raisins, dried fruit, dark toffee, dates, chocolate, dried citrus peel, seasoned oak, and a smudge of spices. The integration is sublime, with all the elements from the European and American oak casks locking together perfectly. Citrus peel, toffee peppercorn, burnt sugar, coffee grounds, and dried vine fruit flavors dissipate to milk chocolate, macchiato, and oak. It’s unhurried, periodically shifting moods.