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The Dalmore
has unveiled two new limited editions
from its annual Vintage collection: The
Dalmore 2003 Vintage and The Dalmore
2007 Vintage.
The Dalmore Highland Single Malt
Scotch Whisky has unveiled two new
limited editions from the Vintage
collection, this time up they are
offering whisky fans The Dalmore 2003
Vintage and The Dalmore 2007 Vintage.
The Dalmore Vintage collection aims to
showcase exceptional whiskies of
distinguished character and these two
new limited edition Vintage drams were
hand selected in November 2021 and
marked for release now in 2022, they
were created by pioneering Master Whisky
Maker Gregg Glass and Master Distiller
Richard Paterson OBE, following a five
decades-old Dalmore tradition where the
whisky makers choose their next Dalmore
Vintage selections for the following
year.
Once a year, The Dalmore whisky makers
visit the distillery to reacquaint
themselves with their rare casks laid to
mature in their historic warehouses, on
the banks of Scotland’s great natural
waterway, the Cromarty Firth in the
Scottish Highlands.
November marks the optimum time for The
Dalmore whisky makers to return to the
distillery to assess their rare casks
and the whiskies laid maturing within,
as the cooling climate allows their
potential to truly shine. Only the most
exceptional whiskies reviewed during
this special time and considered to have
distinguished character are chosen to
become a Dalmore Vintage.
The Dalmore 2003 Vintage was initially
matured in ex-Bourbon American oak
casks, then enhanced through a carefully
balanced recipe of hand-selected casks;
Rivesaltes sweet wine casks, rare
Matusalem and Amoroso sherry casks and
small-batch Bourbon barrels. The result
of which The Dalmore tells me is on the
nose - Manuka Honey, dark toffee, aged
vanilla-pods; on the palate - warm
honey, maple syrup and spiced dark
fruits; and finishing notes of antique
honey, old English marmalade and sweet
spice.
The Dalmore 2007 Vintage began its
maturation journey in ex-Bourbon
American white oak barrels, then
enhanced with a harmony of
rare-hand-selected aged casks -
Matusalem, Apostoles and Amoroso sherry,
alongside sweet Marsala wine barrels.
The result of this creative mix of casks
is said to offer on the nose – Honey,
fresh baked brioche and ice ginger cake;
on the palate – orange blossom honey,
spices and mandarins; and finishing
notes of patisserie sugars, ginger snaps
and cinnamon.
Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass
comments: "The time we take each
November at The Dalmore is a true
highlight of my year. At The Dalmore
every cask is special, but when it comes
to a Dalmore Vintage, we assess rare
casks by hand, reacquainting ourselves
with the character of each whisky. For a
whisky to become a Dalmore Vintage we
are looking for a distinctive
characteristic that distinguishes that
Single Malt above all else that year, a
whisky with true potential to shine."
The Dalmore 2003 Vintage has a RRP of
£350 and The Dalmore 2007 Vintage has a
RRP of £150 and is
available from some specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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