41 Customer Reviews

• 3
  Dr. Philip Faraci 14 March

  It is a nice single malt that fits between the standard bottle and the Macallan 12 – a little thin and not as full bodied, but still good.

• 1
  Anonymous 19 January

  It tastes more like a cheap blended whisky.

• 2
  John 12 October 2018

  Thin and nondiscript. Much better non-peat, non-smoke Scotches available for less. 2 stars is generous.

• 1
  Jake 9 October 2018

  There are many better for less. I am amazed that Macallan put their name to this. Has a synthetic taste. Not good at all. Sorry.

• 2
  Anonymous 15 September 2018

  It's all hype! The name didn't stand out for itself with this one - far more good whisky you can find at a lesser price. Nose not interesting, taste not intriguing... I can live without...

• 2
  Anonymous 17 July 2018

  Not the best ok aroma but finish is to spicy and the notes do not come out when you hold for 10seconds

• 2
  Paul A S 23 February 2018

  Decent whisky for an evening tipple but not the greatest...smells odd but tastes ok

• 5
  Rohan 11 February 2018

  Love it. Great value for a Macallan as well.

• 2
  PeteSmoke 9 February 2018

  Not good. This is thin, watery, and really, NO - REALLY lacks flavor and character. I'd tried and enjoyed the standard Macallan 12 in NYC (they don't sell it in Canada anymore, just the DC12), so I thought I'd give the Gold a shot for it's semi-modest price point. My bad. Huge mistake. You can get Glendronach 12 for about the same price. Hell, you can get a LOT of superior whisky at the same price. So I'd suggest you ignore this one. We've never met, but I'd trust me on this.

• 5
  John HUdson 11 January 2018

  This never fails to impress, a beautiful whisky and slightly oily on the palate, full of flavour and i agree with Wim the Dutch guy, Macallan never fails to impress. i've drank plenty of this fine whisky and will continue to do so.

• 4
  Wim the Dutch guy 16 December 2017

  This is a light hearted drink, very suitable for comfy nights. Very pleasant indeed. I also don't understand the negative reviews here. No headaches whatsoever, nothing harsh at all, no burning, what did they drink really? Spiritus? I consider this a fine whisky. It reminded me of some nie german spirits like Trester or Hefe, without the grape influence

• 1
  Dissapointed 3 December 2017

  Really quite bad, there are basic blends out there that taste far better and are more balanced. A disgrace to the Macallan name.

• 5
  Craig 19 November 2017

  This is one of my go to Single Malts, Whenever entertaining friends this is the most accepted drink to have with non whiskey drinkers. Its a light vanilla smooth drinking Caramel finish!! One of the easiest Malts to draw back! IMO of course. Cheers!

• 4
  @jon_cellar 27 August 2017

  Excellent! There is an oak flavour present from start to finish. The quality of this tipple comes definitely from the Sherry flavours it is generously giving away; I certainly did not expect such gift coming from an 'entry level' whisky. Very pleasant neat, this whisky might require a drop of water to gain in complexity. The alcohol is very well integrated as well and the finish decent. To resume, excellent start then slowly fade away. Sherry oak and light citrus notes makes Gold rather simple; nothing to complain about though.

• 5
  DAVID THOMPSON 2 August 2017

  THIS IS THE WHISKY OF TODAY THE DRINK TO BE SEEN WITH

• 2
  Anonymous 6 July 2017

  I found this quite disappointing; it was simple and one-dimensional. I understand it's an entry level product but even so, I'm not sure it honours the prestige of the Macallan brand. Nothing special. For $69(CAN.), I would not recommend this.

• 4
  Fishcat 29 May 2017

  This one hit me quite hard, but not in an unwelcome way. Rather like being hit over the head with a heavy cushion by an older sibling.

• 4
  Martin 1 April 2017

  A lovely soft flavour, with a sweet edge. Didn't know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised

• 3
  Kevin 8 January 2017

  Legs are slow and oily, even after chill filtering, suggests higher temperature fermentation. Nose - sweet, dark chocolate, citrus, malty , nutty and spicey due to short fermentation. Vanilla. Palate - sweet, orange, spicey. Finish - estery, sweet, orange, chocolate. Typical Speyside with short fermentation and I suspect very very narrow cuts with lower cut in the high 60s percentage ABV. Reasonable for the price, but nothing too special.

• 3
  Kevin 22 December 2016

  Legs, slow, oily. Nose - sweet, estery, citrus, , marmalade, strong dark chocolate is one of the first aromas, subsides after ten minutes, malt, spicy, green apple, reflecting a short fermentation. Some dark fruits. Palate - sweet, citrus, orange, marmalade, slight green apple, spicy. Plenty of body, oily from cask and short fermentation. Would suggest relatively high temperature in fermentation. Ethyl Acetates broken down by Lactobacilli to Acetate esters and Ethyl esters. Suggests high Foreshot cut with narrow cuts. Finish - fairly long, sweet, estery, citrus, orange and marmalade, astringent from tannins. No sulphur notes suggesting no candle used to fumigate cask. Conclusion - as a Speyside is good, but not imo a classic.