Dare I say the nose brings to mind a tall glass of hot Irish Coffee? No, that would be too obvious, not to mention leaning on the inappropriate, given that the Dalmore distillery lies in the Scottish Highland. Instead, I'll go with an impression of a tall glass of hot Moccaccino coffee served with a splash of Cointreau. The oily mouthfeel presents velvety notes of ripe red apples, apricots, black cherries and melted brown sugar. Honeyed walnuts make an appearance towards the back end of the palate, dusted with vanilla and cinnamon. The nutty sweet finish is surprisingly on the shorter side for such an oily introduction to the palate. Overall, I'd give this dram a 3.5, deduct a 1/2 point for insisting on the use of artificial colouring and add a 1/4 point for bottle design.