Scott_E
Dalmore King Alexander III
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
December 7, 2018 (edited October 12, 2020)
Quick Hit Tasting Notes
Local liquor store had a Dalmore tasting. In non-optimal conditions, took some notes:
N: Vanilla custard, honey, grapes, sweet, raisins, Italian Strufoli.
P: Short, needing more, glimpse, diluted brown sugar, cinnamon.
F: Woody , cinnamon, orange rind.
Beautiful nose. Palate is watery thin. Almost no finish. I want more flavor, especially if paying $250+
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@ContemplativeFox yeah, a few years ago. I left disappointed in Dalmore overall in terms of price per value ratio.
Dang, a free Dalmore tasting?
@Scott_E I find a lot of good whiskies don't these days, many are way overpriced. You can still get a few distilleries who generally represent good value for money. Glendronach and Springbank come to mind for a large portion of their standard offerings
@Soba45 I did a tasting of the 18 that night and I do have a 2 ounce sample of the 18 which is why I didn’t add those notes (better tasting conditions). I did think the 18 was the best of the samples. Again, however, does the price warrant the reward? To each his own.
I liked the cigar malt, it went downhill from there though. I still have a sample of this to try which sadly doesn't look like it'll blow me away but hopefully the 18 year lives up to the rep.
yeah I'm with you guys here. Fancy bottles and all, but so far unimpressed. The 12 was good when I was new and had no clue....these days, give me a Glenfiddich over a Dalmore anyday.
@Scott_E Agreed. If you've tasted one, you've tasted them all - but that's just my palate - the distillery profile and maturation/blend strategy of Dalmorejust doesn't do anything for me.
@Whiskey_Hound Simply, yes. What one pays for Dalmore is not what one gets back from Dalmore. I like the 12 for the price of $59 locally. Anything else, in my opinion, is not worth it, unless you prefer the nose over the palate.
@Scott_E looking out your reviews, it's safe to say you're not impressed with what Dalmore is putting out
"Beautiful nose, palate is watery thin, almost no finish." Yup, sounds like a Dalmore to me.
@PBMichiganWolverine it was free, however. That was optimal.
@PBMichiganWolverine It was limited seating in a cramp space using a brandy snifter instead of glen cairn with short time constraints.
@Scott_E “ non optimal conditions”. Like everyday? 😊