Dalmore 1986 15 Year Old Cask #3099 Mackillop's Choice

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 King Alexander III

N: very nice sweetness, easy steady arrival, dark fruits, tiramisu, caramel. W/ H2O caramel dies down, so does everything else. P: even on the tongue, shallow, black pepper, expecting sweet but not there, sour/bitter. not complex, smooth (this is a critism). F: medium-short, bitter peppery. Final note: not worth the money for whisky anoraks....

Score 80/100

Dalmore 12 Year Old

The Dalmore is a Highland single malt. We sampled the 12 year old, which marked the first time sampling anything from this distillery. Its color is a dark copperish brown, but it tastes markedly lighter than it looks. Initially, hints of sweet maple are obvious. It melts smoothly as you drink it and turns into butterscotch. This is a delicious but...

Score 88/100

Dalmore 12 Year Old

Sample given to me by a friend. My first whisky of Burns night. My third Dalmore having tried the 15, which was okayish and a NAS with a silly name I can't remember that was forgettable. The colour of this stuff is bright orange so I guess e150 has made a contribution. Nose Toffee, raisins and dried fruit, caramelized oranges. A pleasant but...

Score 76/100