Dalmore 26 Year Old 1986 cask 3101 Rare Select Montgomerie's

Dalmore 12 Year Old

This is one of those bottles where the packaging grabs you straight away. Style over substance? Thankfully not, but I can't help the feeling that it's not quite living up to expectation. Appearance:Rich Amber hue Nose: Initially quite volatile, but this blows off quickly to reveal fruitiness (fruit tingles) with a hint of smoke. There's a herbal,...

Score 85/100

Dalmore 18 Year Old

The Dalmore 18yo is the first "serious" whisky that I've bought. For appreciate this whisky there would patience; this dram has need of time and "love" for reveal the own quality. Unfortunately these quality aren't ample... the good there's undoubtedly but limited almost at an mononuance. It's not rich of flavours... Despite...

Score 89/100

Dalmore 1980

Nose: impressive fruity aromas to start with, mainly fresh tangerine and orange cake. Orange squash. Some peach liqueur. Very aromatic. Developing on nutty notes: walnuts, hazelnuts. A hint of ginger and wax. Sherried in very elegant way. I’m impressed. Mouth: just as smooth. More walnuts now and a bit of oak which makes it drier than expected. A...

Score 88/100

Dalmore Cigar Malt

I was not impressed with a generously large dram of Cigar Malt that I was served last night at Paddy's in Portland. The generosity of the dram impressed me, but the actual whisky did not. E150 (artificial "carmel" coloring agent) in this dram last night was so strong in the glass that it ruined the whisky for me and even made me wonder...

Score 73/100