The Macallan Ruby is a fantastic bottle that is complex, subtle & full of different characteristics. On the nose it exhibits accents of European oak before reluctantly admitting rich, dried fruits & an edgy tickle of treacle. A hesitant sweetness enters, then oak reasserts itself, burnished & mature. The palate possesses a rush of ginger, nutmeg & resin herald orange, sultana & raisin with their restrained but pervasive sweetness. Clove is here & gone, leaving oak the undisputed maestro. The finish is long, lingering & reflective.