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Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 18, 2018 (edited April 26, 2018)
Nose - Sharp sweet dried red fruits, vanilla simple, meaty/salty/savory mushroom funk
Taste - Rich red fruits, hints of banana, cinnamon heat, toffee/caramel sweet, savory salty grilled mushroom on the back palate
Finish - Light cinnamon spice heat, salty/savory umami notes, dried red berry sweet, lingering red berry waxy fruit snack sweet
Score - 65/100
Final Thoughts - So initial impression on the nose is that this is a nice pleasant red berry sweet, but then I get hit with this odd salty/savory meaty mushroomy funk. Threw me off a bit so I took a sip and same thing happened where I get this pleasant red berry, caramel sweetness that suddenly turns into this odd salty/savory mushroom funk. Same on the finish. Normally I enjoy sweet & savory notes, but for some reason this didn't really work together at all. It seemed very off balance and overly salty. I'm not sure if I got a bad bottle, but the cork seemed just fine.
Would I drink it if offered? - No
Would I specifically order it? - No
Would I buy a bottle? - No
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