Whisk(e)y: The Dalmore: King Alexander III Nose: The nose on the KA3 is remarkable. It’s a combination of the following six casks it sits in: bourbon, sherry, Marsala, Madeira, port and the eloquent Cabernet sauvignon. To the nose this is a nice dance between the different casks. I can really get the port and cabernet sauvignon along with the bourbon barrels. That spiciness on the nose reminded me of a fine bourbon. A slight hint of walnut. I had to let this sit for 15 minutes and a few swirls in order to find that note. With all off the casks involved I would have expected something a more fierce, but then again, this is a 40% abv and a NAS. Palate: On the back of the tongue you can taste raisin, a subtleness of blueberry (hard to pick out if you don’t nose the hell out of it) and marmalade. Overall: I try to put price aside to when reviewing drams. Keyword, “try”. This one in particular I picked up due to having a shit load of gift cards bringing the price of this under $50. Is it worth the purchase at that? Yes. Is it worth paying full price for? No. This is one of these bottles I would snag if retail pricing was $150 and under. I personally found some of the other expressions in their line up more catered towards me. It’s no disrespect towards their product as this has been barreled and molested 6 fold, yet, it doesn’t really pack a punch. I appreciate a fine dram, and this is one of them, but the other scotches reviewed have different variations of wonderful experiences at a lower cost. Dalmore Ranking: 1.) Dalmore 18 2.) Cigar Malt 3.) Dalmore 12 4.) King Alexander III (too expensive and didn’t live up to the hype) 5.) Dalmore 15 6.) Dalmore Port Wood Reserve