Macallan 1980 Signatory Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Macallan 1980 Signatory

Added on Monday, Sep 21, 2009 at 09:55 PM

Bottler:

Signatory

Age:	16 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1980	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	55.10 %	Region:	Speyside
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

Distilled 27.3.80 Bottled 28.6.96 Cask no. 5626 255 Bottles

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Asian sauce extravaganza!
P: A very unusual profile for Macallan (in my experience), still on the dry side but the typical chocolate is replaced with BBQ and venison, moo shoo pork (with requisite plum sauce), and..
F: I swear there's some peat in here!� Or a convincing impostor!�
Wow!� Glad I have another bottle of this in my collection!� I may have to go touch it inappropriately after writing this review.�

Dave

A heavy sherry bomb but soft raisins and a classic floral perfume that says pre-'90s Macallan. Palate is a bit lighter than the nose suggests. Finish is shortish to slightly medium. Could have been better on the palate.

The nose is caramel-sherry bliss and the palate delivers on that promise. A highlight of the night.

Adam

Nose of giant caramel-toffee apples. Along with lots of great, sweet, rich sherry, which dominates the palate. It's quite sweet sherry, and this is one of the sweeter whiskies I've tasted. Finish is medium-length, but the best part -- part of the reason being that the intensity here doesn't "stick" too long and get annoying. Instead, it ends arguably prematurely, but rather than that being a disappointment, it makes me just want another tasty sip. That's gotta count for something. A 100% hits-the-spot-when-you-want-a-sherried-whisky-whisky. Why did I let go of the other bottle I found of this? I must be a very nice, super-awesome human being.

Mike

Sweet Macallan, like candy. Nose is smooth, rum-like, with berries. The palate is smooth, a slight bitterness. The finish turns even sweeter, sugar cane, caramelized sugar. Definitely and after dinner treat.

Andy

Sweet and minty. B+/A-

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