Name: The Macallan 15-Year-Old – Triple Cask
Color: Yellow
Nose: Light malt, flowers, vanilla, pepper
Taste: Malt, wood, spice, honey
Review: 5 Days until Christmas! Do you have your bottles bought and ready for the Holidays!
The Macallan 15-Year-Old Triple cask was introduced in 2018 to replace The Macallan Fine Oak expression. The 15-Year-Old Triple Cask is bottled at 43% abv and is aged in European sherry casks, American sherry casks, and American ex-bourbon casks.
The Macallan Distillery is in Craigellachie, Moray which is in the Speyside region of Scotland. It was founded in 1824 and has numerous expressions and ages available. The age statement expressions range from 8 to 72 years old and the price can sky rocket with older expressions to a WTF level of cost. The Macallan is one of those “gold standards” in scotch that people either know or have heard of because of product placement in television and movies along with seeing it on the store shelf. My guess for the replacement (or change of name) is that the marketing team at Macallan has learned that an age statement on a bottle sells better than fancy worded title to the average consumer. Marketing, my least favorite part of whiskey, is heavily based on consumers lack of knowledge, so please read my blog. I had the Fine Oak before, but I do not remember the taste profile.
I can confidently say that the Triple Cask is much better than the 10-year old expression which is the base line. The three additional years adds extra softness the scotch, but you will have to pay for those additional 3 years. If you have not had any of The Macallan Scotch before I recommend you start with the 10 Year Old for a baseline and to save a few dollars.
Priced around $100+ and worth the money if you have the money.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
