Skip to content
  • Home
  • Whisky Top 10
  • Tasting Notes
  • About Thijs
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Whisky Top 10
  • Tasting Notes
  • About Thijs
  • Contact
logo
Macallan Sienna (featured)

Macallan Sienna (1824 Series)

5 January 2015 0 comments Article Macallan, Scotland, Speyside, Tasting Notes

The 1824-series of Macallan, which was launched back in 2013, is probably one of the most criticized product launches in the history of Scottish single malt whisky. A lot has been said about it, and I don’t believe I’ve anything new to add, so I won’t. If you want more background information, just read this. What I’ll do instead, is taste the Macallan Sienna, which is supposedly the best of the four color-driven expressions.

Macallan Sienna

Macallan Sienna (43%, OB)

Nose: Oranges, sweet vanilla, manderines. The Sienna has a faint nutty quality, and also some chocolate and toffee notes. Somewhere in the distance you’ll find some wood spices. The nose lacks power, but is pleasantly balanced.
Taste: Dried fruits, golden syrup, apricots. Also some cloves and oranges, ginger and cinnamon buns. The palate is a bit watery.
Finish: Wood spices, white chocolate, dried oranges. Gentle, maybe a bit too soft. Short to medium in length.

Rating: 83

There’s not much wrong with the Sienna. It is properly balanced and shows some nice aroma’s and flavors. The Sienna would be a great introductory dram for someone who has never had whisky before.

And that is where the problem lies. This should be an entry level whisky, but at a minimum price of 70 euro it isn’t. It is a very nice everyday dram, easy drinking. But for my money I’d go for something else, maybe a Bunnahabhain 12yo, which’ll set you back about half of what the Sienna costs.

Thijs Klaverstijn Kingairloch 3
Thijs Klaverstijn

Thijs is a spirits writer and accredited liquorist from The Netherlands. He runs the blog Words of Whisky and contributes to a number of Dutch and international publications.

Tags: 1824 series, macallan, NAS, sienna, speyside

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Recent tasting notes

  • Ben Nevis 2015 5 Years (Adelphi)
  • Glenallachie 1995 24 Years (The Duchess)
  • Secret Orkney 1999 20 Years (Michiel Wigman)
  • Benromach 21 Years (2020)
  • Waterford Ballymorgan 1.1 (2020)

Most popular posts

  • Glendronach cask (flickr ti yab) GlenDronach Is A Lot Older Than The Label Says
  • ben nevis 2015 5yo adelphi whisky import nederland 10715 Ben Nevis 2015 5 Years (Adelphi)
  • glenallachie 1995 24yo the duchess 23 Glenallachie 1995 24 Years (The Duchess)
  • secret orkney 1999 20yo michiel wigman Secret Orkney 1999 20 Years (Michiel Wigman)
  • benromach 21yo 2020 Benromach 21 Years (2020)

Most popular posts

  • Glendronach cask (flickr ti yab) GlenDronach Is A Lot Older Than The Label Says
  • ben nevis 2015 5yo adelphi whisky import nederland 10715 Ben Nevis 2015 5 Years (Adelphi)
  • glenallachie 1995 24yo the duchess 23 Glenallachie 1995 24 Years (The Duchess)
  • secret orkney 1999 20yo michiel wigman Secret Orkney 1999 20 Years (Michiel Wigman)
  • benromach 21yo 2020 Benromach 21 Years (2020)

Search Words of Whisky

About

Words of Whisky is the blog of Thijs Klaverstijn, a freelance writer and journalist from Twente, a region in the east of The Netherlands. He's been drinking whisky for quite some time now, but a visit to Scotland in the summer of 2013 has turned his love for whisky into somewhat of an obsession. This blog serves as an outlet for that obsession.

Copyright Words of Whisky 2018