Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

Indeed an elegant whisky @whiskydallas. I've not had the 1996, but I am looking forward to it.

the 1996 version was supplied bu a friend last week. He purchased it somewhere in the US. In live in the GTA of Ontario. I have not seen it on LCBO selves for a while. I wish you success in your tasting quest.

For the rest of the world, "GTA" is Ontario-speak for Greater Toronto Area. No one but Canadians and a few thousand others know this.

@whiskydallas,there are no age statement Macallans available in Ontario because the bureaucratic labyrinth we know as the LCBO has practically alienated every respectable, and disrespectable, source of whisky on the planet. The world is a big place and Macallan 18 is available in many places other than the public monopoly retail outlets of Ontario. Thank you for your good wishes. I too hope that I will be successful in acquiring a '96 Mac 18..

@whiskydallas At 95/100 I guess it lives up to its reputation. It can be found on shelves here alongside the Macallan NAS Ruby at exactly the same price of NZ$250 (US$165) including taxes. I've considered getting a bottle but at that price I could purchase a Macallan Fine Oak 12 and a NAS Sienna and have change.

I've tried the 25 and found it a little thin at 43%. Maybe it was too early in my malt journey and maybe I would appreciate it more now... but the last 1/2 ounce is gone now...

A waste of good money. Not that better than the Macallan 15 years and absolutely not worth the difference in prices.

@gilbayer I tasted this for the first time last March - well, not sure which year it was. Even in the wrong glass it was excellent.

A glass is fine... All I am saying is don’t by a bottle:scream%5Fcat:

@gilbayer, did you have a bad bottle of Macallan 18, or perhaps you are trying to make the point that it is not good value for the price? These are two completely different styles of whisky, Macallan 15 YO Fine Oak and Macallan 18 YO Sherry Cask, from the same distillery. Your declaration to avoid buying Macallan 18 is a bold statement for what I understand to be a personal preference. Please expand upon your position.

@paddockjudge my father used to declare a dish to be inedible, for the purpose of ensuring that there was more for him.

In my opinion, the value for the Macallan 18 (240€ in my country) just doesn’t worth the money. That’s all. You can get not a far taste for half the price.

@gilbayer Macallan sherry cask matured Scotches (and I am referring only to the old 12, 18 and CS because I don't remember the 25 well-enough) have certain smells and flavours that I have not found in other sherried malts.

That said, I won't pay that price for any whisky, even one that sends me into a different dimension...