The Macallan has been making whisky in Speyside since 1824 and is famous for one thing above all: sherry casks. The 12 Year Old Double Cask is the friendly way in.
Where to buy The Macallan 12
Prices from each store's own website. Delivery and member deals are noted where we know them.
🇬🇧 UK
🇺🇸 US
- $58.99 →
K&L Wine MerchantsCheapest
70 cl · Free over $50
- $59.99 →
Total Wine & More
70 cl · Free over $49
- $61.99 →
BevMo!
70 cl · Free over $99
- $64.99 →
ReserveBar
70 cl · Free over $99
- $64.99 →
Astor Wines & Spirits
70 cl · Free over $150
- $65.00 →
Caskers
70 cl · Free over $50
- $67.00 →
Flaviar
70 cl · Free over $75
- $67.00 →
Seelbach's
70 cl · Free over $99
🇨🇦 Canada
- CA$94.95 →
LCBOCheapest
70 cl · Free over CA$50
- CA$96.99 →
Willow Park Wines
70 cl · Shipping calculated at checkout
- CA$97.99 →
NSLC
70 cl · In-store / local delivery
- CA$97.99 →
TAG Liquor Stores
70 cl · Shipping calculated at checkout
- CA$99.00 →
SAQ
70 cl · Free over CA$150
What it tastes like
Honey and toffee, then dried fruit and a gentle warmth of spice. It is rich but not heavy — the whisky equivalent of a good armchair.
How it's made
'Double Cask' means it is matured in two kinds of sherry-seasoned oak: American oak, which brings vanilla and sweetness, and European oak, which adds dried fruit and spice.
How to drink it
Neat, with a few drops of water to open it up. Or after dinner, instead of dessert. Nobody will complain.
Quick questions
- What does Double Cask mean?
- The whisky is matured in two types of sherry-seasoned oak cask — American and European — and the two are married together before bottling.