Whisky Review/Tasting: Macallan 12 years Sherry Cask

[@ocan1033]

I want to know how they got the remote mic attached to his larynx.

[@piotrszula]

haha and your joke is still making people smile after 2 years ;D

[@1247111]

he use $1000 mic, set of two for left & right

[@ososturk]

One of my favorites. There is plenty of 12 years Sherry cask 43% here in Maryland for about ~$70/bottle. What has become very rare here is the 18 years Sherry cask. It's price per bottle went up from ~$120 to ~$230 in the past 6 years.

[@badkid73]

They are so plentiful in the USA at 43% ABV for about 50 USD. But we don't get to enjoy many wonderful whiskies that are widely available in Europe.

[@Matt-gf4gd]

I was just thinking the same thing... Like, did I miss something? Hah. In California Mac 12 is all over. I can get the sherry cask 12 for like $45 USD and the double cask 12 for $48. I don't really drink Macallan though, so I feel like I'm losing out unfortunately. But given that I just picked up a couple of bottles of Lagavulin 16 the other day for $50/ea, I don't mind missing out on the Macallan much :P

[@wildernessman760]

Its readily available even now 2 years later. But I can find it for about $74 a bottle near me in Illinois. At 43% abv. 40% abv. Is only$68? A bottle not sure but close I think.

[@commandouma]

@@wildernessman760 Yeah, I bought some today for $70. The price seems to have risen over time.

[@mnorth1351]

The price varies significantly state to state also, due to different spirit taxes, and state and local taxes. California is one of the cheapest.

[@thenumberofthebeast2]

Went up now about $10, around $83 in Illinois. I bought mine over a year ago for about $75.

[@Darkmark454]

I just bought Macallan 12 at my local bevmo for 35.00 USD here in California. They had plenty of them there.

[@KAalldaway]

+Darkmark454 lucky bastard. im from the u.s but stuck in Australia.

[@fxvsdx35]

+Darkmark454 Does it say sherry cask from Jerez Spain ? or it is regular 12 yo. Sams Club has the Sherry cask version for $ 47.

[@zackdl]

I work at a Bevmo and we have so much macallan 12, even in the 5 cl bottles

[@koreakiwon]

Great country. It is typically over $90 in my country, Korea.

[@chikitabowow]

Macallan 12 is by far my favorite whiskey

[@EzioBellic2KOOL]

I love how you reserved the rights to your catchphrase. That is ultimate creativity haha

[@Gigi-il4uo]

$60 a bottle, 43pecent, Sherry oak 12 yo here in Florida, Costco. Very good. I bought it last Thursday, 2,3rd empty and it's only Wednesday. One of my favorites. Very delicious, at$60 a bottle this will be my go to whiskey.

[@LSX01Nation]

2021 and this guy is still unstoppable.

[@RaytheonNublinski]

If I could have my life narrated this would be the voice I would choose.

[@Jimmy-fi4ht]

As of May 2021 I can pick up the 12 year Macallan 12 yr sherry 43% in the USA for $50-$60 at almost any retailer that sells Scotch. So they are still going strong!

[@tollivergilliland2259]

Just paid $93.99 plus tax in AL…

[@Jimmy-fi4ht]

@@tollivergilliland2259 damn that sucks, in Wisconsin I just got one a month ago for $65

[@Kyle-vl4gm]

this guy have should be the voice for Planet Earth

[@00volt43]

Enjoying a glass while watching. My favorite is 12 double cask. But when you do a self blend of the 12 years on the market....you get something special. My mix. 75% 12 sherry and 25% mac 12 double cask.

[@ARGENTUM1EMPIRE]

As you have recommended, I was tasting with you, while watching you, and you're % 100 correct.... YOU ARE TRUE MASTER TASTER!!!!

[@jeelu87]

I just bought the 43 macallan 12 it’s costs 55 dollars and I can’t wait to try it !

[@LT53]

I found a bottle in Puerto Rico for $70.00 and I had to take one! This thing tastes amazing and is very strong and spicy with a hint of ginger and vanilla love it

[@elliothm8370]

Nieves bought it for $52 at Costco here in PR cheers

[@The_Real_Tunder]

Just picked one up for 65 usd at my local store in NY state. He had about 5 bottles left of the Macallan 12 sherry. I really like this one and will be getting a few more

[@driline]

I just purchased a bottle for $52 in Iowa. I have yet to taste it but I'm sure if Horst likes it, then I will like it. The Macallan distillery is only 15 minutes away from the Cragganmore distillery so it should be excellent coming from Speyside.

[@blacksondol5464]

A very serious man about whisky and explained in very detailed. Thumbs up

[@polarroller4848]

Horst, you do a fantastic job on these reviews

[@Pat2don]

Today they go for about $70 a bottle at 43% ABV here in Maryland, USA. Still picked one up out of curiosity as neither my dad or I have tried it before. I trust that it won't disappoint, so I'm saving it for his birthday (which is soon!).

[@jhmbpc]

A Superb whisky, indeed. The 60 dollar price point is Amazing! If this was a Japanese whisky it would quickly be found on the shelves at 5 times the price, or more. Don't get me wrong the Hibiki 21 is SUBLIME... I was So pleasantly surprised at the Macallan 12 Sherry Cask. It will be my next stock up item :-)) Do not hesitate to try this whisky.

[@Boodieman72]

This is the first Scotch I have bought, just a wonderful drink.

[@mmmdonutsss]

Boodieman72 this is also my first scotch I've bought and maybe bc it is also my first tasting, it isn't pleasant to me at all. I should note I came from craft beer, bourbon barrel aged stouts. Please help, am I going too strong into whiskey with this macallan?

[@Boodieman72]

mmmdonutsss 1.5 oz of Macallan, one ice cube, sip. Put the ice cub in a glass, add the Macallan, swirl it then sip it. That's how I do it.

[@Chenrandyliu]

I preferred adding water instead of ice, cause water evenly distributed the flavors to a perfect level. You should try it next time!!

[@ocan1033]

This guy is the Eckhart Tolle of whisky.

[@chrisholt4804]

I always come back to a good 12 year sherry cask from Macalan. So good

[@dane5896]

I feel that the flavor has diminished in the latest bottlings. Maybe rushing production or not getting the same quality casks?

[@Whiskycom]

+Dan E Official answers and comments will only be given on whisky.com. www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/forum/forum.html www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/blog.html

[@badkid73]

I agree with you. Even with the color of the most recent bottlings, it looks like a higher percentage of second fill sherry casks are being used. Older bottlings were much deeper in red color.

[@natas0733]

Old post i know, but i doubt its that they are rushing it. Keep in mind that the youngest whiskey in the bottle is 12 years old. Do you think that they predicted a shortage 12 years ago and therefore rushed the next years batch? Hardly...

[@wildernessman760]

@@natas0733 lol I was going to say the same thing. Whisky flavors are subject to change. From one batch to another. Even if you buy two bottles at the same time in the same store they can taste completely different. May be different batches.

[@PrivTrd]

The days of the good "oldschool" Macallan are over I am afraid. Enjoy the 12 or 18 while you can still get the last of it IMO.

[@ApexStone]

+Jakob Thomsen You can still obtain them through many stores in the USA, and order them online from specific UK auction/stores.

[@PrivTrd]

Where can you get a mac 12 or a mac 18 pre-1995 bottling ? I m very interested where in the US you can find such bottlings.

[@SuperMisterbond]

+PrivTrd is 1995 good or it must be 1994 and before?

[@PrivTrd]

95 good! earlier good too.

[@ApexStone]

Try the Edradour Fairy Flag 15yr.... You will not be disappointed.

[@mattdogg31]

Love the Heisenburg ref.

[@sfk1066]

I love the glasses that you use. Will they ever be put on the market?

[@sujitp6995]

Oh, he cannot see without them

[@alexanderwilliamsson3091]

Hi Horst, you can still buy the Macallan 12 years Sherry Cask 70cl in Sweden for 54 Euro

[@Daniel-dc5mr]

Alexander Williamsson på systemet?

[@drunkenek]

This bottle is now sold at Costco in California for USD 54.99

[@Stocking_Knight]

The heck, that's an excellent price

[@gman5986]

I think this is my favorite Horst video. I liked it so much at the beginning I decided to open a new bottle of sherried scotch. The only one I have on hand is my favorite Aberlour A'bunadh. I'll need to go out and pick up a McCallan soon! Slainte!

[@the0to1smell86]

Your the man you make stuff like this taste good ..how do you do it.

[@pokerpotpipe2117]

dear Sir, thank you for review+ Where can I get such glass you have? Not possible to find such shape at shops. Enjoy reviewing+

[@jordiejo4190]

The American oak may be cheaper, but turns out to be far more stronger. When the barrel is being bent, the American oak will break less, where as the European oak breaks more often.

[@Iceman-xe7jo]

I tried Macallan 12 today. Was very disappointed. I would be willing to try it again but had a tarry type smell and taste.

[@Puertoito]

3 years later he was right that it won’t be cheaper. They’re at least $50 now.

[@mr_suits]

For some reason now I find it at 100 euro right now

[@ADSCP]

It’s a pity that the Macallan 12 sold in Europe is only 40%!

[@davidhunter548]

Some years ago I tasted a Macallan whisky and it was a wonderful thing to experience. Recently (yesterday actually) I was conned into spending £55 at Waitrose on a bottle of 12 years old Macallan sherry oak cask whisky. I will not go so far as to say that it is a bottle of piss, but there is no doubt in my mind that there are better whiskys out there at half this price. The rot set in with Macallan when they were taken over by an American conglomerate and ever since then PROFIT, not quality, has been the watchword of the company. The original owners of Macallans should be ashamed of themselves - they sold out to American money men.

[@METheUnikOne]

David Hunter +1

[@housebyairsoft3043]

I bought the 40%, fantastic..

[@benz3395]

Does it mean that the bottle what we find at 75 euros in market is fake ?

[@illusionzauto]

I know this video is past time but I just tried the new Macallan Harmony Collection Rich Cacao. I feel that it"s notes and aromas are very similar to Macallan 12. Have you tried the Harmony Collection?

[@ricardotasende2335]

The oack is galician, in Spain.

[@Le_Trouvere]

Which glasses are these?

[@tumian4k586]

8:39

[@trolly_poly]

I just got into bourbon/scotch and have gotten this bottle as my first decent bourbon/scotch. Anyone got any suggestions? I’m looking for bottles around $100 and up that are worth the money.

[@perid5815]

Hi. The Macallan 12 Sherry in brown box, are there different alcohol level 40% and 43%. Im confused, and someone educated me.

[@Whiskycom]

Yes. There are two versions of Macallan Sherry Oak 12 years on the market, one with 40% and another one with 43%. The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 y.o. with 40% is the new edition, which was introduced 2018.

[@perid5815]

Thank you.

[@lchan1977]

This whisky is very nice. However, for me, it has to be drank neat. Once you add abit of water, there is a bitterness that comes out. Why is that so?

[@triplecap4307]

Nice review. But really, if you are in a shop and the 40 and 43 are the same price, do you buy the 40? I doubt it.

[@freddieslaughter1107]

What is that sample glass you are using?

[@Tomhankerus]

The recent bottles taste like an amber colored vodka.

[@ScottAReid]

NICE rolex submariner. year?

[@donmeeker8911]

Just got the 43 today.

[@panterino]

Macallan 12 does not exist anymore. They changed the formula and the new bottles aren’t the same!

[@titaa56]

Brand Account how do you know this?

[@dr.Radiomaster]

How is it compare to delmore?

[@unctarheels5612]

Hey Horst, so your favorite Macallan (that isn't too crazy expensive) is the 21 year old Macallan? Thanks so much for the reviews! A+++

[@PanMeeConnoisseur]

Is the macallan 12 years old sherry oak cask with the black box packaging same as this 12 yr old sherry oak cask?

[@gr1p312]

Yes

[@joshuagoodsell9330]

Haha. I did not know the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal applied to whisky!

[@ADSCP]

Is it better than Glenlivet 18?

[@anyone9666]

Mcallan 12 Jahre ist meine erste Flasche Whisky die ich je getrunken habe mein zigarren Händler hat sie mir empfohlen und als ich das video gesehen hab habe ich die Geschmäcker erst wirklich erkannt danke dafür. Ich hoffe in Zukunft werde ich es auch allein schaffen :)

[@Nick-ky5yn]

95$ here in Montreal

[@satwaki007]

Is there any artificial color in the whiskey 🥃

[@Whiskycom]

The Macallan 12 years Sherry Oak is without artificial colour.

[@mmmdonutsss]

It's my first time tasting whiskey and I am trying the macallan 12 yr old 43% and I did everything you've done but I get a very strong alcohol tart I almost cannot stand. Am I trying something too strong for my first time ? Help.

[@TheSealseal]

mmmdonutsss with experience you will start ignoring the alcohol notes and you would start to get the range of flavours and smells

[@wildernessman760]

Maybe add some water to help tame it a little like a tea spoon in a small dram see if that helps bring out flavors and tame the alcohol burn.

[@pinkcn]

@@wildernessman760 I would suggest just a drop or two water or let the a ice cube melt before you taste. Will open up the flavors much more. Enjoy

[@godfreyjohnston9929]

What is his favourite whiskey guys?

[@kienendyer4067]

Only 40$ here in connecticut.....maybe the only financial bonus in Connecticut lol

[@BantersM]

40? Wow, what a steal :D

[@capitalistpig10]

65 in the poorest county in USA

[@Chenrandyliu]

I would buy a whole bunch of them and you can make huge margin out of them lol

[@andrewstevenson1955]

It’s as smooth as the late frummer suits lol 😂

[@askay2k]

Is that a sub?

[@damkegunner2414]

My favorite for sure

[@svampae]

Uhm here in sweden the 40% is only 50 euros. How can they be 100 euros in Germany?

[@rafaelcarmo5562]

I know this is 2 years later, but in Portugal is 99€ now, and it was 120€ a few months ago

[@svampae]

@@rafaelcarmo5562 Then im maybe looking at the wrong whisky.

[@rafaelcarmo5562]

@@svampae I don't believe that, I guess you looking it right. It varies alot country to country.

[@tavita]

Say you hold on to a 12 for another 13 years, now it's 25 years old. Will the value increase on that bottle?

[@shezad17]

Value might increase depending on supply and demand of that particular whisky.. As for age.. It is how long it's been in the cask, not how long it's been in the bottle. If you keep a 12 year old in your store cupboard for 50 years.. Sadly it will still only ever be a 12 year old whisky. Otherwise it would be the perfect investment and we would all be rich!

[@tavita]

@@shezad17 Thank you for the explanation!

[@blaablaaa8080]

Ich vermisse die zeit als ich die Falsche für 35€ kaufen konnte. Ich glaube sogar, das Penny die als John Malcom für ~17€ hatte. Die Zeiten sind wohl auch vorbei.

[@StockMarketCinema]

$53 in the United States.

[@sugartbube]

I agree with him 💯💯

[@itsaquestion4206]

quality video

[@royalandrosey]

Now it's 101$ tax included in ohio usa

[@jasonlieberthal2203]

The bottle says that this whisky has "wood smoke" in the taste. What does that mean? Is it different from peat smoke?

[@Whiskycom]

+Jason Lieberthal Official answers and comments will only be given on whisky.com. www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/forum/forum.html www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/blog.html

[@gardehusar24]

OMG. Those hefty mouth sounds...

[@blaablaaa8080]

hahaha, lol

[@mjonir62]

Every time I watch this guy I think of Benny Hill and Bob Todd!

[@samcox6098]

i LOVE those mouth sounds!

[@mjd4502]

Sam Cox Sounds like he's gargling listerine.

[@samcox6098]

you hear gurgling?

[@blaseblase9114]

2 shots and you already HIT. 😂

[@mattt6017]

I'm so sorry to here that as it is my favourite scotch.

[@mattt6017]

When I first got it (what I call MacCallan black) I bloody damn near cried.

[@renebakker4446]

'Heisenberg'...not a joke for simple minds

[@BenM81]

Oh damn why didn’t I think of that. Start a KZbin channel so I can have an excuse for drinking alone. I’m not drinking alone…I’m f in working. Get off my back.

[@Themilkmanskid.]

Well then guess my interpretation skills are useless. I bought this from what I read on the bottle to be all oak from Spain. Should have went to school longer to be able to read the back of a booze bottle.

[@lozanomarcos2256]

If Christopher walken and Arnold shwarznegar had a kid, this is him!

[@bradl2636]

Is he chewing the whisky..??? RAOTFLMAO...

[@BrickFilmsCinema]

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't really like how Macallan smells or tastes. To me, it basically has the profile of a bourbon.

[@andykerr581]

You need new tastebuds my friend

[@rachapolnateethong6546]

"they are hand made" *wink2* show off

[@glamtrackstar70]

This was one of the worst whiskey I have ever tasted. The smell was dreadful and the taste was like gas and sulfur. I would've poured it down the drain but I didn't want to waste money. Maybe it was a bad bottle. I don't know. I enjoy the Mac 18 very much.

[@Chenrandyliu]

i guess everyone has a different taste lol

[@First-fill]

glamtrackstar70 I had the same issue. The smell of eggs. I guess it was a bad batch from Macallan I think the smell was sulphur which is used to sterilise the cask I believe, before the spirit is put in to the cask to mature.

[@AxelsPokedex]

Ledaig was the absolute worst I’ve eve had.

[@pragneshchauhan6716]

Endanger species?😄😄😄😂😂😂

[@rafaelcapellan4115]

I like his videos i just don't enjoy listening to him make that awful disgusting noise with his mouth, is it really necessary

[@ghantakha5568]

Its a overpriced whisky and to be honest tasting wise there are many other whiskies better than this in 12 yo sherry edition. U will want at least 43% abv in whiskey when u spend 69£ per bottle , c’mon macallan hear it .

[@RonPaulOrElse]

Agreed. Glendronach 12 is a much better value for a more complex scotch.

[@Cynical496]

This guy is so weird

[@salamisaver]

I thought the same the first time i saw a vid of him, now watching vids of whisky.com has become a daily routine of mine and its quite relaxing.

[@Cynical496]

I would too if it wasn’t for his OBNOXIOUS mouth swirling.