Dalmore 1973 30 Year Old

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

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 framework of old oak. It has a very serious smell that reminds me of Tomintoul or Highland Park. Like some Scotches, it holds a peach and a pear to...

Score 80/100

Dalmore 21 Year Old 1992 The Ultimate

The Ultimate is a series by Han and Maurice Van Wees, well known gents in the Dutch whisky community. They started in 1994 from their HQ in Amersfoort. All their bottlings are single casks at either 46% ABV or cask strength, non chillfiltered and not colored. The motto of the Van Wees Bros is to serve an honest single malt. It has a classic...

Score 83/100

Dalmore Vintage 2000

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 E150a, no? The nose is very sweet on oranges, pear and apple. A large jar of honey and a handful of pepper, cinnamon and ginger. Vanilla (and not...

Score 84/100