Dalmore 1973 33 Year Old Haut Marbuzet Finish

Dalmore 12 Year Old

At first, I'll admit I wasn't too impressed by the 12yo Dalmore. I could easily admit that I put Dalmore right there with Macallan as smooth overpriced snobbish brands. More than once I called the 12yo an overall bore. But now that I got a bottle of the 12yo as a gift, I must admit that I find myself having a tiny sip almost every day of the week....

Score 83/100

Dalmore SMWS 13.47

This is a SMWS bottling of a 10 year old Dalmore at 59.3% from a refill ex bourbon barrel, distilled on May 12, 2005. Of course I had to know what a young unsherried Dalmore tastes like, and I was pleasantly surprised by the elegance and quality of the base malt. On the nose: Mezcal. Hello. Muted butterscotch. Buttery chocolate like one finds in...

Score 92/100

Dalmore 12 Year Old

I thought it was time for me to try another crowd divider of a malt. I was divided between the Dalmore 12 Year Old and the Bowmore 15 Year Old Darkest and have subsequently chosen the former. The box, the bottle, everything about its' visual performance, even the obviously well E150-doctored appearance of the liquid, seems utter kitsch by my taste...

Score 79/100

Dalmore 10 Year Old Medoc Finish (Chieftain's)

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 10 Year Old Medoc Finish from their Chieftain’s Range. Finished on a French Bordeaux wine cask. Distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2005. The nose is a...

Score 71/100