Dalmore 12 Year Old 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail

Dalmore 25 Year Old

This is the danger we face today as whisky enthusiasts. When drama and flair overtake the fundamentals of quality. That by building a story and dressing it up in tassels becomes the only way to pander a product. And Mr Richard Paterson is a master of this craft, I must admit. So much so that I think he believes him self too. Unveiled at a tasting...

Score 87/100

Dalmore Castle Leod 1995

Basically it’s a limited edition created by Richard Paterson consisting of 5,000 bottles worldwide. The whisky was distilled in 1995 then aged in a combination of Spanish and American barrels, after which they were placed in wine barriques imported from one of the most famous Bordeaux houses ( not indicated, but it’s one of the 1st cru classse )....

Score 87/100

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

Review based on a bottle opened over a year ago, and about 3/4 full. Drunk straight. Nose: Definitely sweet, cookies and burnt caramel. There is an under-current of red fruits from the sherry input. It's quite nice. I can't remember any whisky ever smelling anything resembling this. Taste: Pretty light, I guess that's what you get for 40% alcohol....

Score 76/100