Dalmore 8 Year Old Bottled 1970's

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

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 1992 Constellation Cask 18

I recently spent an evening with Whyte & Mackay Master Blender Mr Richard Paterson and I have to say he's a hell of a character. You can't help but like him. He's a great story teller and you're forced to hang on to his every word. Such is the mans' charms. Of course a lot of what he says is carefully manufactured marketing sell-points but...

Score 90/100

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