Dalmore 18 Year Old
(0.75l, 43%)
An opium smuggler gets a bit carried away and ends up as The Dalmore distillery founder. Guid!
The Dalmore is a distillery in Alness, Scotland, north of Inverness. Its location and flavour qualify it as a Highland malt. Hielan dram.
In 1839, Alexander Matheson invested profits from his illegal opium smuggling business to build The Dalmore Distillery in Scotland’s northern Highlands. There, he produced small batches of single malt Scotch Whisky until 1886, when the facility was sold to the MacKenzie family.
When a MacKenzie saved Scottish King Alexander III from a charging stag, the regent awarded the family with a 12-point stag’s head for its coat of arms that now appears on the label of every bottle the distillery produces. Recently, the MacKenzie motto ‘Luceo non Uro’ or ‘I shine, not burn’ has also been taken up by Dalmore. The Dalmore distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay.
Dalmore 18 is matured initially for 14 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, the Whisky is then transferred to 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry wood for a further four years. It is critically important that the distillery is located at sea level. Enveloped by the salt air, the sea-facing traditional dunnage warehouses provide the ideal conditions for maturation.
Trivia:
In 1870 Dalmore became the first malt Whisky ever to be exported. To Australia, to be precise.
The Dalmore is a distillery in Alness, Scotland, north of Inverness. Its location and flavour qualify it as a Highland malt. Hielan dram.
In 1839, Alexander Matheson invested profits from his illegal opium smuggling business to build The Dalmore Distillery in Scotland’s northern Highlands. There, he produced small batches of single malt Scotch Whisky until 1886, when the facility was sold to the MacKenzie family.
When a MacKenzie saved Scottish King Alexander III from a charging stag, the regent awarded the family with a 12-point stag’s head for its coat of arms that now appears on the label of every bottle the distillery produces. Recently, the MacKenzie motto ‘Luceo non Uro’ or ‘I shine, not burn’ has also been taken up by Dalmore. The Dalmore distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay.
Dalmore 18 is matured initially for 14 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, the Whisky is then transferred to 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry wood for a further four years. It is critically important that the distillery is located at sea level. Enveloped by the salt air, the sea-facing traditional dunnage warehouses provide the ideal conditions for maturation.
Trivia:
In 1870 Dalmore became the first malt Whisky ever to be exported. To Australia, to be precise.
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caramel
sherry monster
oak
dark chocolate
orange zest
sweet
smoky
spicy
coffee
What does Dalmore 18 Year Old taste like?
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The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Dalmore 18 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient. It must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years (most single malts are matured longer).
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Colour
Rich amber, bronze.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Orange, wine, malt, almonds, toffee, baked bread, mild smoke, wood.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Old sherry notes, spice, iodine, oak, chocolate, coffee, orange zest, some winey notes.
Finish
Sweet lengthy finish with caramel, pear, cinnamon, cocoa and chocolate.
Comment
This is a sherry heavy-duty winter fireside dram.
Flavour spiral
Orange zest, dark chocolate, caramel, sherry, oak, sweet, smoky, fruit cake, coffee.
Rich amber, bronze.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Orange, wine, malt, almonds, toffee, baked bread, mild smoke, wood.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Old sherry notes, spice, iodine, oak, chocolate, coffee, orange zest, some winey notes.
Finish
Sweet lengthy finish with caramel, pear, cinnamon, cocoa and chocolate.
Comment
This is a sherry heavy-duty winter fireside dram.
Flavour spiral
Orange zest, dark chocolate, caramel, sherry, oak, sweet, smoky, fruit cake, coffee.
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Ratings & Reviews
Keith,
I found this bottle in the back of the cabinet. I forgot I had it. Great flavor.
guest,
By far, my best single malt ! ! It worth every single dollar.
Nicki,
Enjoyed this one. Pleasant, smooth, easy sipping. Nothing spectacular but would be something I’d buy.
Eduardo,
Complex with dark chocolate, vanilla, oak and caramel. In the mouth is warm, mouth filling, spicy with long aftertaste
Roy,
One of my favorites.
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