Jose-Massu-Espinel
Dalmore 21 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
March 24, 2022 (edited March 26, 2022)
It might strike you as a surprise, but Dalmore does not bottle 21 year old whiskies regularily. Actually in 2015 they did, only 8.000 bottles were released and they dissapeared from the shelves quite quickly. A very fancy expression from this distillery, the decanter has the classic look, but the Box is bigger than my house, lol.
Bottled at 42%abv, beautiful chesnut color.
On the nose, this might be the greatest aroma i have ever experienced. "Bellísimo" is the spanish word for "incredibly beautiful" which is the only one i can use to describe it. Figs, dates, Macerated fruits; Maraschino Cherries, homemade toffee. Amaretto, Creme brulee. Best aroma ever.
On the palate, it fell dramatically, since it felt weak and very watery. Prunes, very velvety. Cherry. There is this red fruitiness. Almonds and a Bourbonish profile.
Aftertaste took everything back to greatness. Cinnamon. Christmas cake, cinnamon rolls, pepper. Super fancy; Spicy and dry. Great stuff. Perfect score, very rewarding.
Overall, i really want to say this is an outstanding dram, but i cant since the palate, which wasn't bad, wasn't very appealing either. The weakness there was really noticeable, specially when the nose and aftertaste are really close to perfection. A wonderful dram for people who can spend easily; a luxury item for people like me who can drink it once on a lifetime. I believe that the aroma might be the best ever, which is a high distinction. My score for this single malt is 92 over 100, and it is because two of the four criterias got a perfect score.
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"beautiful chesnut color" - I think you mean "A wonderfully fake colored mess" :) But I have wanted to nose more dalmores....I just don't want to buy or drink them due to their low low low abv's, chill filtering, and price points.