Dalmore 1960 25 Year Old

Dalmore Cromartie

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 a new limited edition – the ‘Cromartie’.This is the third in a series of limited edition releases crafted by Master Distiller, Richard Paterson,...

Score 84/100

Dalmore New Make Spirit

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 cooked vegetables which I get in almost any new make is present here as well, but a lot less obvious than expected. Loads of malted barley and...

Score 80/100

Dalmore 12 Year Old

Nose: the smell is sharp and musky. There is a scent of soil and grass and a sweetness of butterscotch. Another sniff further into the drink revealed sea salt and slight vinegar throughout. There is also a note of burnt wood. Body: On entering your mouth, the whisky is smooth/oily at the tip of the tongue and silky at the sides of the mouth. The...

Score 75/100

Dalmore 15 Year Old

This is a perfect whisky for a cold night. The nose is complex with ripe fruit (purple and red), brown sugar, vanilla, brine, and a hint of pepper. This continues into the palate. A small amount of water opens it up more (remember it is only 40%, so only a few drops!), revealing more of both its sherried nature and the vanilla, but becoming more...

Score 88/100