Dalmore 12-year-old

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The Dalmore 12-year-old

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Northern Highlands
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Age	12 years old
Strength	40.0 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 33.00 \| £ 28.24 \| $ 44.24

Added: 24 Jan. 2008 11:47 am

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Notes & Reviews

Yvain

posted 13 Jun. 2013

Yvain gave this whisky 81 points

Color

Amontillado sherry

Nose

60% sherry - 40% bourbon.

Et bien cela ne se sent pas. On a beaucoup de vieux bois, un peu de sucre et de vanille. Quelques touches d'épices.

Taste

Ultra facile, passe très vite en bouche, laissant des notes de caramel, de fruits secs et de bois.

Finish

Longue, vanillée et boisée. Peut-être un peu de sherry.

Comments

Peu complexe mais facile.

Tothemorrow

posted 8 May. 2013

Tothemorrow gave this whisky 82 points

Complex sweet mix of vanilla, fudge, raisins, figs, dates, malted barley, brine, cream, butter, spices and oak

Short finish. Adding water kills the whisky totally

granella2003

posted 9 Jan. 2013

granella2003 gave this whisky 84 points

The tasting gives a very soft aroma with fruity notes partecipates is remarkable memories of smoke. The taste is full, dry with hints of peat and malt. The notes of burnt caramel, orange and mandarin, oak, make it seem oldest of 12 years.

granella2003

posted 9 Jan. 2013

granella2003 gave this whisky 84 points

Color

Mahogany

Nose

Aromas of orange and dark plum followed by notes of dark chocolate, marmalade, oak, sherry with vanilla and marzipan

Taste

An enchanting combination of citrus and sweet vanilla in the foreground supplemented by fruit cake, coffee, soft eieknhout and cinnamon

Finish

The long and fruity aftertaste of oranges and hints of vanilla, plums and cinnamon make it complete.

Comments

D3US

posted 13 Nov. 2012

D3US gave this whisky 83 points

Re-taste:

Nose: Orange and cinnamon. A faint puff of smoke. Elegant malt, berry fruits. Maybe grapes. Dark spices, maybe even some coffee notes.

Taste: Fruity (oranges, citrus, berries) and vanilla sweetness all wrapped in a blanket of slightly bitter spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, coffee), balanced by nice malt.

Finish: Warming, still that bitter-sweet edge of vanilla and fruit on one side and cinnamon nutmeg spices on the other. Not very long, though, the only downside.

Comments: I think I was too harsh on this in my previous tasting, or maybe I just have a better bottling this time. A very nice whisky, indeed.

Edwin de Lange

posted 12 Oct. 2012

Edwin de Lange gave this whisky 86 points

A very balanced and recognizable malt.

mmaclean

posted 12 Jan. 2012

"A recent batch of Dalmore 12, along with a smart packaging revamp. This
new 12 year old is very impressive even by Dalmore`s high standards."
TWE

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

D3US

posted 12 Jan. 2012

D3US gave this whisky 83 points

Color

Russetmuscat

Nose

Woody and a bit wine-like. Hints of orange, cinnamon apple and coffee. Malted barley evident.

Taste

Sweetness of ripe fruit. Freshness of orange zest and a slight bitterness of coffee and spices. A bit leathery at the end. Dries up quickly.

Finish

Medium. Quite dry but in a pleasant-ish way. I can really taste some spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and things like that. Fresh orange and sweet barley.

Comments

A decent whisky. Not one to stay home for but nevertheless respectable. I will have this in my collection always, but I wonder if it's for the design or for the taste.

drkrylov

posted 3 Jan. 2012

drkrylov gave this whisky 81 points

Weighted rate

81

Nose - aroma

80

Initial taste

85

Body

75

Finish

75

Price

80

Presentation

100

Yuri Krylov

drkrylov

posted 2 Jan. 2012

drkrylov gave this whisky 81 points

Color

Chestnutoloroso sherry

Nose

Beautiful balance of tempting aromas. Gently fragrant peat-smoke. Orange marmalade, malt and sherry.

Taste

Orange. Cream. Distinct aniseed. Honey. A very complex malt, with wonderfully combined flavours.

Finish

Almost chewy. Faint citrus zest. Smoky dryness. The faintest hint of the sea.

Comments

Yuri Krylov

christophe_carles

posted 8 Oct. 2011

christophe_carles gave this whisky 81 points

Weighted rate

81

Nose - aroma

80

Initial taste

80

Body

80

Finish

80

Price

80

Presentation

88

A good sherried 12yo. Far better than the Macallan 12 yo fine oak.
Very classy bottle.

karloff

posted 4 Aug. 2011

karloff gave this whisky 68 points

Weighted rate

68

Nose - aroma

60

Initial taste

75

Body

70

Finish

60

Price

60

Presentation

90

A nice malt and i do like the malts of this type but i have tasted better. It doesn`t come close to the Macallen 18 yrs sherry cask or Glendronach Revival. A nice looking bottle and the presentation is class.

karloff

posted 4 Aug. 2011

karloff gave this whisky 68 points

Color

Mahogany

Nose

Woody with vanilla and summer fruit pudding

Taste

Sweet dry and winey with lots of fruit.

Finish

Medium and sweet with a dry mouth feel.

Comments

Enjoyed this malt, i have tasted better malts of the same type such as the Macallen and Glendronach Revival.This was a present off my daughter when she came back from Africa where she was volentering for nine months. x

hsmithjr

posted 26 Jul. 2011

Color

Tawny

Nose

Sherry and malted barley. Orange zest. Marzipan. Hints of smoke.

Taste

Very creamy. Toffee and sugar. Spiced oranges, like at Christmas time. Vanilla pudding.

Finish

Long and silky. Dry.

Comments

In an interstellar burst, I\'m back to save the universe.

Feusi

posted 14 Jul. 2011

Feusi gave this whisky 82 points

Sherry and nuts, dried fruits, a hint of smoke, well balanced, pleasant whisky with a beautiful colour. This can be an everyday dram and i guess it stands in many bars.