Macallan 1998 Malts of Scotland Cask:1193 1 Of 236 Bottles 54.9% 1998

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Malt Fascination (86)

Sniff:
Sweet with a dusty nuttiness. Some apricots, with their stones. Barley and a bit of a sweet pound cake note, with a dark buttery crust.

Sip:
The arrivals is quite sharp on the first sip. All the nutty goodness, but in a biting way. Oak, pastry, nuts.

Swallow:
The finish has quite some bite. Dry, woody, lots of assorted nuts. Apricots and almonds for a touch of bitterness on top of the sweetness.

The reviews on Whiskybase are utter trash for this one, but I quite liked it. It’s weirdly nutty, maybe even some ‘picked nuts’ which seem to pop up in this distillery’s profile now and again. It’s weird, it’s definitely not run of the mill single malt, but I found it rather enticing.