The Macallan Aera Single Malt 700mL Rare 2012 was one of the

2012 was one of the most challenging and complicated years ever experienced in Champagne however

This 12-year-old Aultmore is the first release from the distillery for a few years and is elegant

and a hint of molasses and woody notes

Oak and toffee stick around on the finish

A standout

The Macallan Aera Single Malt 700mL Rare 2012 was one of theThe Macallan Aera is aged in a combination of European and American Oak casks, this dram follows the latest Macallan trend of moving away from exclusively sherry cask matured whisky, but there is no doubt that the signature sherried style is still on full display here. The precious sherry cask oak was grown in Jerez in southern Spain and the forests in the north before being dried for four years, made into wooden barrels and then sedated for two years