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Dalmore Cigar Malt

Christmas cake in a glass

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@JohnoftheYardReview by @JohnoftheYard

2nd Sep 2009

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Dalmore Cigar Malt
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Sadly no longer in production thanks to Whyte and Mackay's general buffonary this wonderful dram is one my personal favorites.

More of an after dinner sipper than for a session with friends the nose is all Christmas cake mix, you can really get the fruit rind and booze soaked currants, I can almost smell my grand parents drifting off in front a roaring fire after one too many glasses of sherry.

In the mouth it's all the same, lovely warm sherry, glacier cherries and a faint taste of smoked chocolate if such a thing exists, and if it doesn't why the hell not?

In a way I've moved on from lighter whiskies enjoying the heavier sherry Monsters and smoke filled beasts currently on the market but you can still often find me quietly having a moment with a Dalmore.

The Captain.

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5 comments

@Aerliss
Aerliss commented

You tell us it's Christmas in a glass and then mention it's out of production? You tease!

makes a note on her phone to seek it out

14 years ago 0

@JohnoftheYard
JohnoftheYard commented

You can buy it, but it's pricey, it was first brought out for around the £35 mark but now, if you can find it, you're looking at £50+, I only don't have a bottle because I know I'd just neck it, my local whisky bar sells it so that keeps me happy.

14 years ago 0

@Aerliss
Aerliss commented

I've found an online store that's got it for £35, but most are pricing around the £45 mark right now. Royal Mile Whiskies (always my first port of call) doesn't even have any...

14 years ago 0

@JohnoftheYard
JohnoftheYard commented

Dalmore have replaced it with the Grand Reserve but it's not as good sadly.

14 years ago 0

@LeFrog
LeFrog commented

I was served this recently - after dinner funnily enough - what a shame its no longer available!

Why was it taken off the market?

14 years ago 0

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