Dalmore reviews

This is a SMWS bottling of a 10 year old Dalmore at 59.3% from a refill ex bourbon barrel, distilled on May 12, 2005.Of course I had to know what a young unsherried Dalmore tastes like, and I was plea…

Pleasantly sweet nose with raisins and spice. Flavors of vanilla, nutmeg, raisins, dark chocolate and coffee. Smooth bodied and easy drinking. Strong malty backbone present. Lingering lightly sweet-spice…

The color is a deep reddish-gold, as dark as the darkest Bourbon I’ve poured into a glass. It has slow, syrupy, promising legs. The nose is unmistakably Scottish: peat, grape, and cream dangling in a…

Richard Patterson, master distiller of The Dalmore, is all over YouTube advocating whisky and the "art" of how to go about drinking whisky like a gentleman. Yet, he washes the glass with the same whisky…

The Dalmore Constellation Collection Vintage 1969 matured for 36 years on American oak, then slept 4 years on a 30 year old Mathusalem oloroso sherry butt and finally spent 2 more years in an ex-bourbon…

This Dalmore first matured in American white oak. Part was then recasked into Palomino sherry casks, while another part was transferred to first fill bourbon cask. Then all was brought back together for…

The Constellation Collection is quite unaffordable – and let me open the debate by stating that it cannot ever live up to the price – but nevertheless these are all fantastic whiskies as I was able to…

The Dalmore Constellation Vintage 1973 is an impressive 38 years old. It matured for 32 long years on American oak, then three years on French Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks and a final 3 years on small…

This Constellation Collection vintage 1980 matured for the full 31 years on Apostoles sherry casks, what explains the very dark color.It is full and rich on the nose with a whole range of fruits. Think…

I scored this sample of Dalmore new make at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Belgium in November 2014. Since it is not commercially available, I will keep my notes short – I think.The typical smell of…