Name: Dalmore 15
Color: Amber brown
Nose: Malt, heather, honey, oak
Taste: Malt, heather, honey, light oak, sherry notes
The Dalmore Distillery is a located in Alness, Scotland which just North of Inverness and is in the Highlands. It was established in 1839 and has changed ownerships many times over the years. Dalmore whisky bottles are very distinguished in their shape and appearance. They have an oversized silver stags head placed on the outside of the bottle. High end bars and stores would like to line them up as they look better than most bottles.
Dalmore 15 has light cream flavor with well blended flavors of malt, honey, and heather. There is a more wood on the nose with light sherry and wood on the finish. It is far better tasting and balanced than the 12-year-old or 12 Sherry Cask (aka the “twelves”).The whisky is aged 12 years in ex-bourbon casks and then split into three batches of Amoroso, Apostoles, and Matusaelm Oloroso cask for the last three years. They are then blended back together into one cask before bottling. It is bottled at 40% abv and is 3% abv lower than the twelves but the aging of three additional years makes a big difference. The three-cask process is interesting and I intend to learn more as I review other Dalmore expressions.
Dalmore Expressions: 12-year-old, 12-Sherry Cask, Port Wood Reserve, Cigar Malt, 14, 15, King Alexander III, 18, 21, and various “Limited Releases”.
Priced around $125+ and worth the money. If it is out of your budget, try the 12 or the 12-Sherry Cask.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
