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Gordon & MacPhail Speymalt Macallan 2006 Review


25th January 2016

Review of Gordon & MacPhail Speymalt Macallan 2006.

Speymalt Macallan 2006 ReviewFans of The Macallan distillery will know that Gordon & MacPhail have bottled the Speymalt series of The Macallan single malt for many years now and on more than one occasion they released some outstanding expressions from this iconic distillery.

Through their cask selection Gordon & MacPhail can offer Macallan whisky fans something off the beaten track from the distillery bottlings and as far as the Macallan core range goes these days G & M offer a vintage on their bottlings.

The Speymalt series is no different to any whisky, the wood selection is key and to highlight this in recent months G & M launched a ‘The Wood Makes the Whisky’ campaign, so lets see how their Speymalt Macallan 2006 Vintage which was bottled in 2015 making it around 9 years old is. It was matured in a combination of First Fill and Refill Sherry Butts then bottled at 43% ABV. has turned out.

William Morrison's Tasting Notes:

Nose:  A shy nose, slow to reveal its secret, just a little sherried fruit, a little honey, just a touch of vanilla and toffee.

Taste: A lovely mildly zesty orange, lemon, subtle creamy vanilla sweetness. Just a touch of honey, milk chocolate, gentle oak spice and a little pepper at the end.

Finish: Medium length with coconut and creamy vanilla fading to leave a little drying oak spice. A touch of bitterness.

Comment: A smooth very mildly sherried dram with orange, vanilla and mild oak spice, just a wee touch of bitterness. Up the amount of decent First Fill sherry casks in this one and I reckon this could have picked up a 5 more points. For the money this is a decent off the beaten track alternative to the original distillery bottlings for any Macallan fan.

SMW Score 83/100

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