Critics reviews
Beautiful balance of tempting aromas. Gently fragrant peat-smoke. Orange marmalade, malt and sherry.
Palate
Orange. Cream. Distinct aniseed. Honey. A very complex malt, with wonderfully combined flavours.
Finish
Almost chewy. Faint citrus zest. Smoky dryness. The faintest hint of the sea.
Comment
Said to be married in sherry butts. In this instance, marriage certainly works.
Michael Jackson - Whisky Magazine Issue 12 Nose
Outwardly flattish, but time and patience reveals life beyond the sherry-hints of cherry and oak.
Palate
Mouth-filling and chewy. Lots of cream toffee. All the time there's a delicate, malty spice buzz.
Finish
Very long and still milky, silky toffee with malt and vanilla arriving. A wave or two of sweet liquorice adds further richness.
Comment
Genuinely classy stuff from the 24 carat jewel in JBB's Scottish crown.
Jim Murray - Whisky Magazine Issue 12
About this SPIRIT
Dalmore Distillery, Highlands
The Dalmore story began in 1839 with Alexander Matheson, who lived in the Highlands of Northern Scotland. Matheson found the rich peat and pure water sources of the Highlands to be the makings of a perfect Scotch offering. He built a distillery in the area and produced small batches of his Single Highland Malt Scotch until 1886 when the Mackenzie family acquired his operation.
When a member of the Mackenzie family risked his own life to save Scotland’s ruler, King Alexander III, from a charging stag, the grateful king offered a token of his appreciation by bequeathing the stag to the Mackenzie family as a symbol of valour and courage. And more than 130 years later, the stag head still appears on every bottle of The Dalmore.
Today, The Dalmore distillery has ten stone warehouses and eight pot stills, several of which date back to the late 1800s. Much of the distillery burned down during World War I while occupied by the U.S. Navy, but production resumed in 1922. It is now part of the Whyte & Mackay group, who have invested a huge amount in a new distillery, making this one of the top ten biggest malt distilleries in Scotland.
The Dalmore tasting profile is characterised by rich vanilla and caramel notes, derived from aging in bourbon barrels. Finishing is something of a speciality of this distillery, with a Vintage Port Collection alongside their Sherry Cask finishes. Dalmore also has an enviable stock of exceptionally old spirits, with a 51-year-old released in 2020.
(Adapted from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2024)
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Dalmore 12yo is firm, well structured, with silky smooth malty tones on the nose - a hint of Oloroso sherry lingers in the background. It shows great finesse, extolling fragrances of orange, marmalade and spiced notes. The palate shows more elegance than muscle. The aged Oloroso butts smoothen its rich, fleshy body with great harmony. Almost a concentrated citric mouth-feel captivates and tantalises the middle part of your tongue. An aftertaste of great abundance rewards the palate.
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