Dalmore 1999 15 Year (Alexander Murray & Co.)

Continuing my adventures through the world of whiskies from independent bottlers, i have tasted a 1999, 15 year old Dalmore bottled at Cask Strength by Alexander Murray. This very good looking bottle (not as good as the proper Dalmlre distillery bottlings) has been matured in ex bourbon casks and Oloroso Sherry, and bottled at 55.6%abv. On the nose, there is the Dalmore DNA all over it, but fruitier. Prunes, green apples, the typical Dalmore orange note. Chocolate milk powder (formula), hazelnut, banana bread, almonds. Honey, marzipan and wedding cake, the expected glorius aromas from most single malts of this distillery. On the palate, it is delicious. Hay, hazelnut, and a spectacular chocolate. A very spongy Vanilla cake. Simple but amazing. Aftertaste is also great, with some figs, sawdust and peppery notes. Vanilla, almonds and ginger spice. Overall, i really loved this dram. It is like your standard 15yo Dalmore on steroids. The notes are very clean and well delivered. It is my first ever whisky from Alexander Murray and it impressed me. My score for it is 93 over 100.

It's hot! Woody spice palette with some malty caramel notes in the nose and finish

Very sweet on nose - almost like sugar icing on an orange cake. Some honey aromas to go along with it too. On palate it brings some chocolate and smoke, even some licorice. A very weird whisky I would say that may be fitting to a distinct group of people

“Whiskey 🥃 Grilling Time Review!” Dalmore 15 Year Alexander Murray Single Malt Cask Strength Distilled in 1999 Barrels: Matured in Ex-Bourbon and Multiple Ex-Sherry Casks ABV: 55.9% Taste Notes: Nose: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream 🍨 with molasses and vanilla bean. I get this sense of walking into Farrs Ice Cream Polar on a summer afternoon Front: Sweet bomb of vanilla dried fruit, than a banana split with baking spice. Back/Finish: Smoky honey BBQ ends this beautiful complex journey. The cask strength really gives it coat mouthful and lingers. This definitely is sipper and I don’t think I go back to any the Dalmore now. Vadim Perlovskiy cheers good sir “May every hair on your head turn into a candle to light your way to heaven, and may God and His Holy Mother take the harm of the years away from you salud!”