This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. The Dalmore has a number of notable firsts. It was the first single malt exported from Scotland (to Australia) in 1870. For much of its history it has been ranked among the largest distilleries in Scotland. Its current production capacity of 4.2 million liters of pure alcohol still places it among the top quartile of Scotch whisky distilleries. A fresher sweetness than the Lagavulin 16 that I marginally preferred. It was that of a tropical or pineapple nature, rather than a honey, Demerara, molasses or sugar sweetness, but not as fresh as say, the sweetness of a crisp apple or pear. The Dalmore 12 Years Sherry Cask Select spent its first decade in regular ex-bourbon casks made from American white oak. Dalmore then collaborated with three well-known cooperages from Andalucia—Tevasa, Vasyma and Paez. A different blend of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry was created for each of the coopers before seasoning the European and American oak casks. Those casks were used for a finish of up to three years.

Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. We shall make reasonable efforts to inform you of any unavailability due to maintenance or updates. If it took me on a steam train journey through the hills and lochs to get me to the pineapple upsidedown cake, which sadly wasn't lightly christened with any cinnamon, nutmeg or dusted chocolate that I so wanted to experience from this, I'd have probably marked it higher than the Lagavulin 16, which I scored an 8.5. Regardless of whether the Service offers the functionality to contribute, you are solely responsible and liable for any content and information that you create, upload, post, publish, link to, duplicate, transmit, record, display or otherwise make available on the Service or to other Members, such as chat messages, text messages, videos, audio, audio recordings, music, pictures, photographs, text and any other information or materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (“Contributions”). On the nose; Straight away, images of caramelised banana followed by a strong pineapple upside down cake presence.

B and B-: Good and above average. The best of the mass market whiskeys fit in this category, as do the bulk of the premium brands. A B- is three stars.

The following indicators should be taken as only a guide and not a set of hard and fast rules. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. A+: A masterpiece and one of the ten best whiskeys of its type. Above five stars. With water to open it up a tad, it became more savoury for me, with no smokiness, but more unburnt charcoal. Commonly referred to as simply “ The 12,” The Dalmore 12-year-old single malt is the opening selection from The Dalmore’s Principal Collection. Alongside 15-, 18-, and 25-year-old expressions, the collection is rounded out with the revamped Cigar Malt Reserve and King Alexander III non age statement releases. Additionally, The Dalmore offers ever increasingly rare and accordingly more expensive whiskies in their Constellation and Legendary Releases series, along with travel retail exclusive bottlings. When Dalmore announced their 12-year-old Sherry Cask Select, I figured it was simply a new version of the standard Dalmore 12-year-old. Apparently I was misstaken. Because while they both are part of the distillery’s so-called Principal Collection, this latest release has received a somewhat different treatment from master blender Richard Paterson.That’s pretty much what the press release says. A shorter explanation would be that this Dalmore was finished in ex-Oloroso and ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. That’s a decent interpretation, right? Dalmore 12 Years Sherry Cask Select (43%, OB, 2020) Dalmore’s 12-year-old is the entry point to the distillery’s Principle Collection. It’s matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in oloroso sherry casks. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise.

Nose: Pretty richly sherried with some clear dry Oloroso notes, but also more sour, aceto balsamico notes that I associate with Pedro Ximènez sherry. Hints of fudge and toffee accompanied by orange zest and rum raisins. Finally some hessian. We’re off to a good start. No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. Each and every Member must be of legal drinking age in its country of residence to be allowed to use the Service. If no such law exists in a Member’s country of residence, the Member has to be over 21 years old to use the Service. We have the right to ask you to provide proof of your age and/or to provide further identification to prevent underage usage and/or for any other legal or legitimate purpose. By using the Service, and by creating an account you represent, warrant and confirm that you are of legal age. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”).

Awards for Dalmore 12 Year Old

It’s quite clean and structured. Some whiskies feel like they’ve gone from cask to bottle with minimum interference but this has the precise feel of the blender about it. Overall though, I found it to be well balanced with reasonably good depth of flavour and fairly pleasant to sip on. It is well known that The Dalmore is chill-filtered and has added caramel colouring to give the dark nectar colour they are famous for. For a brand that exports as much as The Dalmore does, consistency is a key part of their appeal and the honesty in how they don’t hide the facts about their product shows it doesn’t matter to their clients.