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Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
August 17, 2022 (edited June 6, 2023)
Nose: Ginger, honey, orange marmalade, dried fruit, vanilla essence, a little clove.
Palate: Sweet, mild arrival with honey, vanilla nougat, raspberry coulis and apricot Danish. Leathery malt emerges in the development along with tropical fruits, toffee and cacao. The texture is neutral, but the palate is moreish.
Finish: Medium: There is a sustained bittersweet orange and milk chocolate note.
This is nothing like I expected. It’s a light, elegant, sweet and easy to drink malt that shows very restrained sherry cask influence (which is not a bad thing). The profile is not particularly complex, but everything works extremely well in combination.
The palate follows the nose closely and there are no surprises here, just a well-constructed, soft and highly approachable whisky. Don’t add water, it is superfluous.
I don’t understand the name. Yes, I do enjoy the occasional cigar and yes I did partake while enjoying my second pour of this whisky (for … science). However it is no better matched to cigars than any other single malt, and for me anyway a good cognac beats any whisky hands-down when it comes to pairing with tobacco, but meh, that's just my taste and no criticism of this dram.
The only issue I have with this whisky is the price, which is outrageous.
“Very Good” “ 86/100 (4 stars)
210.0
AUD
per
Bottle
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Nice review! Dalmore offers some delicious bottling’s, their syrup and dark chocolate flavours are near mouth watering. It’s a shame they decided to increase the price.
@PBMichiganWolverine @cascode me too. The original was great with a sweet maple syrup palate (from what I remember). And when it was available, was selling under $100 USD.
I had the original quite a long time ago…that was amazing value.