Dalmore 18 Years Old (43%, OB, 2016)
- Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky
- Origin: Dalmore Distillery
- Bottling: Emperador / Whyte & Mackay
- ABV: 43%
- Cost: £86.22
What they say:
Aroma
Vanilla, dark chocolate, orange.
Palate
Dark chocolate, candied citrus fruits, rich coffee.
Finish
Citrus fruit, oak.
What I say:
Sampled at Meet The Blenders 2016 during our host (and Whyte & Mackay’s Master Blender) Richard Paterson’s introductory speech & guided tasting.
Colour:
Dark copper amber (14/20) fine tears, slender legs
Nose:
Dried fruits and nutty, sultana, fig, date, walnut, chocolate orange, cocoa, vanilla latte, marmalade, toasted almonds, spiced ginger and cinnamon, faint leather
Taste:
Soft and fuzzily warm, vanilla, gentle toffee and butterscotch, almond soft/stewed fruits in demerara sugar, sultanas/raisins, dates, hints of molasses, orange and ginger marmalade, milk chocolate, Terry’s chocolate orange, sherry trifle, a touch of cinnamon and starberries with black pepper
Finish:
Medium-long, fruit & nut, toffee and chocolate
Overall:
A quite deliciously luxurious and understated dram, like a comfortable leather sofa by an embering fire. This whisky fits your mouth like a glove(!) Full of fruit, nut and chocolate with little hints of spiced oak wood. Well done. Sampling this made me realised how little official Dalmore releases we have either sampled or laid down notes for here at The Whiskyphiles, something I intend to remedy with relish.
Score: 87/100
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