Dalmore reviews

The Dalmore seems to hard at work with quite a lot of new releases in recent weeks. Only a week or so passed since I posted my notes about the new Cigar Malt Reserve, and the 1995 special release and now…

The color is a very nice deep, dark amber thanks to the Oloroso sherry finish and I suspect the sherry is behind the thick dollopy legs that cascade down the side.I find the nose quite complex with…

Only a few days ago The Dalmore has released a new limited expression which is now available only in the whisky shop chain. Named ‘The Distillery Manager’s Exclusive’ the whisky was chosen for release…

Colour is very dark brown with a tinge of red. Nose is similar to rum cake with a touch of yeasty-ness. Honey/mead flavours come to the fore and a very strong alcohol finish.

The Dalmore Vintage 2000 is a new release from this Highland distillery, on the market since 2010. It’s about 10 years old and has a nice dark colour, despite being from a bourbon cask. Ah, the magic of…

This Dalmore is an official bottling from 2007 of a 15 Year Old with a wonderful dark, golden color. It matured on three types of sherry casks: matusalem, apostolos en amoroso.The nose is amazingly…

Ian McLeod is independent bottler that markets its whiskies under several brands, such as ‘As we get it’ (cask strength), ‘Dun Bheagan’, ‘McLeod’s’ and ‘Chieftain’s’. An older bottling is this Dalmore…

Nose: Musky with notes of soil, grass, oranges and a butterscotch sweetness. A hint of salt and subtle notes of wood and spice. Delicious complexity.Palate: Gentle smokiness with flavours of citrus and…

Nose: vanilla and coconut. Quite a bit of alcohol burn. With water getting more wet hay, and a bit woody. Palate : malty. Some dried fruit and wet oak. Raisins , white pepper. Finish: dried fruit, honey…

This is one of those bottles where the packaging grabs you straight away. Style over substance? Thankfully not, but I can't help the feeling that it's not quite living up to expectation. Appearance:Rich…