Hi All. I hope you have had a great weekend. My Oklahoma Sooners played my Texas Tech Red Raiders and that was just great, crazy football to watch. Leave it to these two teams to break an NCAA record for 1,708 total combined offensive yards. I’m going to continue on with the theme of crazy…I’m going to provide a review of a Scotch. I’m not really a Scotch drinker, but I’d gone to Total Wines to buy..well…wine. Macallan (technically “The” Macallan) was offering a sampling, so I thought I’d try it. I have had four-course meals by sampling food items at Costco, so I’m a big fan of sampling. I first tried The Macallan 12 year-old single malt scotch. I was only given a mouthwash cup of it and tried to just sip it. However, I found myself coughing and sputtering like a cat in an unwanted bath. The elegant Scotch lady said that I might like The Macallan Double Cask 12 year-old Scotch better. I wanted to end my Scotch tasting on a good note, so accepted that offer. They age Double Cask Scotch in casks made of American oak and then “harmoniously unite them” (their words not mine) with Scotch aged in casks made of European oak. I took a sip of that Scotch and found it to be smoother, slightly smoky, sort of sweet, and not bad at all. The Macallan 12 year-old Scotch is $49.99 and The Macallan Double Cask 12 year-old Scotch is $59.99 at Total Wines. I’m not a Sommelier, but I’m really not a Scotch connoisseur, so take this review with a grain of salt. Enjoy the week ahead!
