Dalmore 1980 Rare Vintage
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Dalmore |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | American White Oak & Spanish Oak Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
what's really pleasant here is that this baby's really and integrally on honeyed oranges, triple sec (Cointreau, Grand-Marnier) and soft herbal teas for senior citizens, such as chamomile (manzanilla in Spain, nothing to do with the stunning finos from Sanlucar). Awesome nose, extremely coherent, with even touches of rhum agricole and toasted brioche coming through. So, as far as the nose goes, it's rather flawless
restaurant Palate
those 40% vol. did not really get any bigger or more expressive than when I first tried this slightly pedestrian King. It's a rather dry malt, completely different from what the nose had been suggesting, with notes of burnt wood and tobacco, black tea, a slightly sour maltiness and, sadly, very little orangeness, except a few tiny touches of Sevillian marmalade
timer Finish
rather short, a little drying. A little burnt caramel, black tea, stems, oak…