Review #252: Maltman Secret Speyside 11 year Cask #10901 (Macallan)

Speyside - 11 - NCF - NCA - $100 - 55.8%

  
This IB is supposedly a Macallan bottling of a sherry cask.  I don't have much more on it so on to the tasting. 

Color - Tawny

Nose - Almonds, dates, chocolate milk powder, oranges, vanilla extract, sticky toffee pudding

Palate - Cocoa powder, figs, pretzel bread, orange slices

Finish - Medium -  Chocolate, almonds, orange rind, toffee, a touch of raw oak

Overall - 6 - This is a nice nutty and chocolate sherry bomb. The nose is nice and fun, but the rest of it just kinds of falls into simple, but tasty.  The bit of bitter wood on the end stops this from being really enjoyable but I am happy enough drinking this.  

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I really enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.92

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16