Dalmore 14 Year

It's not often I get to kick off the reviews for a bottle. I have a Cigar Malt that I quite enjoy on the shelf at home amd when I saw this little gem sitting on the counter of my local shop I decided to give it a good home. Shall we see how it drinks? Of course... Nose is all fruit and honey. Honestly this smells delicious and I hope it is not a tease on the palate. First sip has a lot going on. The intial notes are honey almond, but there is a quick burn onset. Not harsh, but a bit more than I expected. Then the fruit just explodes. Red berries at first trailing of to touches of raisin on the finish. This almost drinks more like a Port finish than Sherry. The downside here is that once you get through your first sips the fruity tail seems to linger and the honey notes of the first contact seem to get a bit lost. Overall this is a very nice fruit forward offering. At the price point it is defintely worth a pick up. It may not be earth shattering, but it is a nice age with an excellent finishing touch. Now it seems I need to pick up a Port finish to see how it compares.