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The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 · 2025 Release

Deep dates and dried fruit with ginger, dark chocolate, orange, sweet spice and polished European oak.

DatesDark chocolateEuropean oak
43%ABV
18Age · years
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 · 2025 Release · reference

GlenDronach 12 has a closely matched profile on the nine comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led
Dried fruitKey differenceLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakKey differenceLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Bottles without enough data for either visible axis are omitted.

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationPredominantly sherry-seasoned European oak from Jerez
Peat statusunpeated
Mash / grainsderived from category
RegionSpeyside
Sources, confidence & score rationale

The CSV name was ambiguous. This record intentionally selects the 2025 Sherry Oak release; other Macallan 18 ranges are distinct products.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] The Macallan · Sherry Oak 18, 2025 ↗ · producer

    The CSV name was ambiguous. This record intentionally selects the 2025 Sherry Oak release; other Macallan 18 ranges are distinct products.

Sweetness · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 65
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]