I always read about how good was Dalmore back in the 80s and 90s and how bad it is nowadays. I truly believe it is an amazing whisky in our time, but since i scored one 1990s bottle i had to compare it, and finally find out for myself. Spoiler alert: IT IS BETTER. Fun fact for you whisky lovers: in 1917 Dalmore Distillery was used by the British Navy to make Sea Mines for the war, and actually one blew up in 1920. This has nothing to do with this historic whisky, i just felt like telling you a nice story. Bottled at 40%abv, matured initially in ex Bourbon and finished for 3 years in sherry oak. On the nose it is magnificent. Coffee, plums, figs, orange, amaretto, banana cake, glue, almonds, vanilla cookies, marzipan and wine. After a first sip, it revealed chocolate and candied fruits; clove, orange caramel. On the palate it is a beautiful, fruity dram: figs, winey, red fruits, orange juice. Aftertaste is also perfect. I did not care about the amazing bitter chocolate, pepper and salt notes, just because it has the MOST INCREDIBLE TOBACCO NOTE EVER. It is just out of this world. Overall this dram is absolutely a winner. I already loved Dalmore 12yo, it is the whisky that made me love single Malts, but this is incredible. It is frutier than the one from nowadays, less sweet and definitively more round and elegant. My score for it is 97 over 100. Sláinte Mhath!