Macallan 12YO Dble Cask

What makes it different is the wood. The whisky is matured for a minimum of 12 years in both European and American oak casks, all seasoned with sherry wines, and bottled at 40 per cent. The distillery first matured its whisky only in sherry casks brought from Jerez, and this bottle keeps that sherry link while putting American oak alongside the European.

The notes read vanilla, citrus and light oak, alongside rich fruit, sherry and wood spice.

A tulip shaped glass helps gather the citrus and vanilla, and room temperature is the right place to pour it. Something sweet on the side, such as a few squares of dark orange chocolate or toasted almonds, picks up the fruit and spice without crowding the whisky.