Dalmore 12 Years Old 1999 Cask #DL 7096 (Douglas Laing)

The Old Malt Cask

700ml / 50%

Single Malt

$249

A Dalmore of a 12 year old from the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, at 50%. Dried fruit, orange and a dark chocolate depth fill the glass. A rich, chocolate and orange Highland malt of real opulence. Dalmore is a Highland distillery on the Cromarty Firth, famous for its sherried malt. This is a chocolate and orange Highland single malt.

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SKU DMR132 Categories Dalmore, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Dalmore

Description

The Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing bottled this Dalmore, a 12 year old, distilled in 1999, from cask DL 7096, bottled at 50%, one of 429 bottles. Dalmore was founded in 1839 at Alness, and wears the twelve pointed Royal Stag of the Mackenzie clan. Its flat topped wash stills and water jacketed spirit stills build a thick, rich, oily spirit.

Run through the distillery's unusual flat topped and water jacketed stills, for a heavy, rich make that suits aged sherry wood. A refill bourbon hogshead held it, keeping the rich character to the fore. Through integration spirit and wood marry, vanillin settling into vanilla as ethyl esters lend a riper orange and dried fruit. An aged Oloroso cask suits the rich spirit, dried fruit and chocolate meeting the oily weight. Refill oak lets the full bodied Dalmore character lead, orange and dried fruit beneath.

At its natural 50% it is concentrated. Marmalade, chocolate and a malty depth, with a soft vanilla from the oak. The mouthfeel is heavy, the fruit carried on a rich, malty body. The finish runs rich, fruity and warm. This is one of the Highlands' most opulent single malts.