Dalmore 1989 11 Year Old Adelphi

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 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 12 Year Old

Nose: Musky with notes of soil, grass, oranges and a butterscotch sweetness. A hint of salt and subtle notes of wood and spice. Delicious complexity. Palate: Gentle smokiness with flavours of citrus and vanilla. Scrumptious sherry influence and a fairly well balanced dram with both an initial sweetness and a spicy/peppery quality. Wonderful sherry...

Score 85/100

Dalmore Cigar Malt

Some time back I was in a local convenience store when I spotted this on their liquor shelf. Being a bit of a cigar smoker I was intrigued. After doing some online research I was sad to find out that it had been recently discontinued (at the time) and replaced with the Gran Reserva. There was even a rumor that some employees at the distillery were...

Score 59/100