For me the Macallan bottles I would buy are the old light brown box 12 year sherry cask matured. They are getting harder to find but keep an eye out. In the US they are 43% not sure about the UK ? Yes the Classic Cut is nice but for the price would rather get something else. Cheers
It’s very clear that they are collectible whisky rather than drinking whisky at this moment. I recently attended a Macallan tasting in SF and pretty much everything we tried except an exceptional single cask was at best good. Yet moment that shocked me was when we tried Harmony Collection Rich Cacao which almost nobody found interesting especially for 180$ and brand ambassador multiple times emphasized this is a whisky to stack up to make a good profit in the future! I still think it’s crazy that brand itself more emphasizes on collectibility than drinking their spirit.
This isn't honesty, it's shock value and exaggeration. It is a little plain and the finish is a little thin but it is far from "vile." Because Macallan is a huge scotch manufacturer this guy thinks there is some caché in trashing it.
MaCallan ANOE in Scotland RRP in Australia 🇦🇺 is between AU$400 to AU$500 (US$285 to US$360) for a 700mL, this isn’t secondary prices, but retail. Luckily I’m not a MaCallan fan.
Do you have a video with the top whiskeys? I'm looking for ideas for a gift for a friend, I was about to buy this just because of the name, and tbh I have zero knowledge about this topic
Ha ha ..love it What a great review An honest , funny man , prepared to speak his mind on what a damn rip off most of the McCallan’s are We’ll done to you sir Always a great watch 👍🥃
They should put as much effort into their whisky as they do their packaging. I would say I'm not alone in this, but over the years I've spent a few nights on the earth in Scotland, if you know what I mean😂 Quote of the year so far: "This is the whisky they serve you in Hell!" Brilliant.
At least you opened and shared your Macallan, 👍(even though you didn’t like it)not like others who buy Macallan leave it on the shelf and then wait until the prices shoot up, and sell it for profit. You could mix this then with coke and chuck some ice in😂I thought Macallan didn’t colour? The only Macallan Ive had was the gold, not good. Glad your honest with this Review 👍💪 , looking forward to the next rant? Slàinte mhath
It’s so refreshing to see this review, you obviously don’t know what it’s like over here in the uk. Regardless of the quality of the liquid the auction house are flooded with a night on earth, people buy it buy the case load the second it drops, shops out of stock in seconds…. It’s madness, you’d be lucky to find a bottle for twice what you’d paid, at least. Much the same with the rich cocoa bottle. It sums up so much of what is wrong in the industry and shows you why macallan does it… just try to find a distill your world, unicorn bollocks. Love your channel, will stop badgering for a glass
Love yr review ! many thanks (for another very civilized rant ! ) . . . . oh ? what's that growing out of your ears ??? ................ sorry, i see, some British Pounds smoking ! ! (LOL ! ! ) Happy 2022 !
Being positive, you may have cost them a tenner each for near guaranteed disappointment, or you may have saved the world of whisky fans £420 ! Good job!
Putting it back in the bottle, that is seriously damning. Sounds like yet another of those "pretty box sold at airports to clueless people trying to suck up to their equally clueless bosses who will probably never drink it" type bottles. Diageo is probably calling them asking for pointers lol
@@MaltActivist I'm a novice to the Scotch scene, but I'm assuming because the American market is huge for them they're going via a loud, flashy campaigns
I'd rather have a nice Springbank 10 with no fancy box and a plain label, which is integrity delivered at 46% and full of flavor with zero marketing bulls***.
Macallan is the Apple of whiskies, well, that is not entierly fair to Apple, because at least they tend to give you a good overpriced product and not just overpriced.
@@MaltActivist of course! Been loving the videos, but FYI that’s a great deal for only 70 pounds, I live in the US and that bottle runs for around 400, a little out of my price range unfortunately but one day!
For me the Macallan bottles I would buy are the old light brown box 12 year sherry cask matured. They are getting harder to find but keep an eye out. In the US they are 43% not sure about the UK ? Yes the Classic Cut is nice but for the price would rather get something else. Cheers
Cheers. I can't wait to get into the Classic Cut.
It’s very clear that they are collectible whisky rather than drinking whisky at this moment. I recently attended a Macallan tasting in SF and pretty much everything we tried except an exceptional single cask was at best good.
Yet moment that shocked me was when we tried Harmony Collection Rich Cacao which almost nobody found interesting especially for 180$ and brand ambassador multiple times emphasized this is a whisky to stack up to make a good profit in the future! I still think it’s crazy that brand itself more emphasizes on collectibility than drinking their spirit.
I'm surprised that they would say that. Not a good look in my opinion.
Your reaction was fantastic. Looking forward to the next 2. Classic Cut is very good, have you had the CC 2017, 18, 19, 20, to compare to?
I've tried the 2018 Edition and thought it was decent.
Love your reviews! Honest and hilarious
It’s fresh to see someone who doesn’t enjoy everything they try ..cheers keep up the good work🥃
Thank you Jarrod!
It's rare a whisky gets panned on this level, especially when it's a brand like Macallan - but it's refreshing to have this kind of honesty.
I try!
This isn't honesty, it's shock value and exaggeration. It is a little plain and the finish is a little thin but it is far from "vile." Because Macallan is a huge scotch manufacturer this guy thinks there is some caché in trashing it.
MaCallan ANOE in Scotland RRP in Australia 🇦🇺 is between AU$400 to AU$500 (US$285 to US$360) for a 700mL, this isn’t secondary prices, but retail. Luckily I’m not a MaCallan fan.
Jeeez! That's crazy.
Do you have a video with the top whiskeys? I'm looking for ideas for a gift for a friend, I was about to buy this just because of the name, and tbh I have zero knowledge about this topic
Depends where you live but you can have a look at this video : ua-cam.com/video/2g6ikDd5W0Q/v-deo.html
@@MaltActivist thank you so much I live in the UK :-)
@@rgarciaf071 Then you should be good
Ha ha ..love it
What a great review
An honest , funny man , prepared to speak his mind on what a damn rip off most of the McCallan’s are
We’ll done to you sir
Always a great watch 👍🥃
Thank you Allan!!
Found the channel through Dramface. Enjoyed the video thanks, and subscribed.
They should put as much effort into their whisky as they do their packaging. I would say I'm not alone in this, but over the years I've spent a few nights on the earth in Scotland, if you know what I mean😂 Quote of the year so far: "This is the whisky they serve you in Hell!" Brilliant.
I'm too much of a weathered soul to be fooled by packaging!
Since when macallan is coloring their whiskys ???
That Bottle is 205 euro at the online store in Holland now
Are you serious? Damn.
How you know that is colored?
Every single whisky The Macallan release is natural colour.
You are right, yes it is.
Macallan never coloured their whiskies. The newer bottles like this one even states "Natural Colour" on the front label.
You're right. I made a mistake. And retracted it.
At least you opened and shared your Macallan, 👍(even though you didn’t like it)not like others who buy Macallan leave it on the shelf and then wait until the prices shoot up, and sell it for profit. You could mix this then with coke and chuck some ice in😂I thought Macallan didn’t colour? The only Macallan Ive had was the gold, not good. Glad your honest with this Review 👍💪 , looking forward to the next rant? Slàinte mhath
Like I said I bought this along with few other friends so the purpose was to actually drink it!
It’s so refreshing to see this review, you obviously don’t know what it’s like over here in the uk. Regardless of the quality of the liquid the auction house are flooded with a night on earth, people buy it buy the case load the second it drops, shops out of stock in seconds…. It’s madness, you’d be lucky to find a bottle for twice what you’d paid, at least. Much the same with the rich cocoa bottle. It sums up so much of what is wrong in the industry and shows you why macallan does it… just try to find a distill your world, unicorn bollocks. Love your channel, will stop badgering for a glass
I am working on the merch, I promise!!
Love yr review ! many thanks (for another very civilized rant ! ) . . . . oh ? what's that growing out of your ears ??? ................ sorry, i see, some British Pounds smoking ! ! (LOL ! ! ) Happy 2022 !
haha a lot of british pounds smoking !!
Nice review:) don’t want to be one of those people, but MacAllan never uses colorant in their whisky..at least according to them..:)
You're right and I have subsequently retracted that statement and made a clarification.
so - what are we left with? The Question: Coke or Ginger Ale? ;)
Sacrilege! Why spoil an a perfectly good can of Coke or Ginger Ale?
This is the Whisky with the shortest finish I have ever tasted. Very watery mouthfeel.
this whisky is not for drinking, it is for collecting and flipping. Cheers MA!
Well, I've drunk it. I wish I could flip it.... out the window.
@@MaltActivist Brilliant reply haha
Maybe if it stays in the bottle for 6 or 7 decades it will get better.
Let me make another video in 2092
Being positive, you may have cost them a tenner each for near guaranteed disappointment, or you may have saved the world of whisky fans £420 ! Good job!
Yes, thats the right way to look at it !!!
If its that bad use it for cleaning fluid
I'm afraid it's not even good for that
Cool
Cheers
Putting it back in the bottle, that is seriously damning. Sounds like yet another of those "pretty box sold at airports to clueless people trying to suck up to their equally clueless bosses who will probably never drink it" type bottles. Diageo is probably calling them asking for pointers lol
That's exactly what it is!
Lolllllllllllllllllllllllllll when you said vile, I did not see that coming. That's too bad that Macallan went the gimmicky route
They've been going that route for a number of years now
@@MaltActivist I'm a novice to the Scotch scene, but I'm assuming because the American market is huge for them they're going via a loud, flashy campaigns
@@SK-bk3yh It's entirely possible.
Your description of this one sounds like Johnnie Walker White Walker. Tough break man.
It's very close!
I had the same exact experience with Glenfiddich 15 distillers edition
oh no! That's too bad!
I'd rather have a nice Springbank 10 with no fancy box and a plain label, which is integrity delivered at 46% and full of flavor with zero marketing bulls***.
This Macallan is Natural Colour, my friend.
Well, there's at least one redeeming quality
@@MaltActivist One of the worst macallans I've had in recent years... 😣😂😂
Not only this expression. Macallan never coloured their whiskies.
Macallan is the Apple of whiskies, well, that is not entierly fair to Apple, because at least they tend to give you a good overpriced product and not just overpriced.
True. True.
Seems the packaging is the best bit?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Yes, sir!
💓 great review
Thank you! 🤗
Thank you
You're welcome!
USA 43% Alcohol around ($400 bottle ). I agree Macallan Earth is Very Bad bottle to drink
It's pretty bad!
OMG stop sipping it!! Haha i'm dying. oNever thought something could taste this horrible.
It's pretty bad, mate.
50 pounds in Russia. 40 pounds retail actions prices. It doesn’t worth it.
I'd have to agree!
Я парочку взял по акции по 3600₽=34.6£
@@МихаилЕремин-ю9ш надеюсь не разочаруетесь. Я взял classic cut в ленте за 5045₽. Все таки крепость повыше
@@Dmitriy_Izhevsk не - пить его не собираюсь, т.к. понятно из многих обзоров, что ничего интересного от него ждать не приходится.
@@Dmitriy_Izhevsk ах-ах, сейчас в карусели по акции 2880₽., или 28£)
that bottle is overhyped here in manila.
I'm not surprised!
reason i sway away from these bottles is because of your honest reviews...
All Macallan is natural colour.
You are correct. My mistake.
First
Thank you!
@@MaltActivist of course! Been loving the videos, but FYI that’s a great deal for only 70 pounds, I live in the US and that bottle runs for around 400, a little out of my price range unfortunately but one day!
I’m sure I could find some better whisky for a much better price range
@@watcheronthewall2172 USD400???? Are you serious? That's crazy!
@@MaltActivist haha yes, I guess that’s why you get two boxes instead of one what a rip off
It's taste like insulin smells
I have no idea how insulin smells ! :-)
Shave.