Dalmore Tweet Tasting 28st August 2024

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Written by: Mark
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On Wednesday the 28th of August 2024 I took part in the Dalmore Whisky #TweetTasting with @TheWhiskyWire 

The lineup for the tasting was as follows:

  1. The Dalmore Distillery Select Vintage 15 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish.
    Cask: Ex-Bourbon with González Byass Sherry Finish
    Vintage: 2009
    ABV: 52.8% ABV
    RRP: £300
    Limited to 2736 bottles.
  2. The Dalmore Distillery Select 17 Year Old Amarone and Port Cask Finish
    ABV: 45.8% ABV
    Vintage: 2007
    Cask: Finished the finest Amarone and Port casks from Italian Amarone & Portuguese Port.
    RRP: £1000
    Limited to 918 bottles.
  3. The Dalmore Distillery Select Vintage 24 Year Old Calvados Finish
    ABV: 50.3% ABV
    Vintage: 2000
    Cask: Calvados Casks from the House of Drouin, France.
    RRP: £5000
    Limited to 383 bottles.

As the whisky we were trying had not been released yet, we were under an embargo not to reveal any further information about what we were trying, so the names above were referred to a Whisky Maker's Special 1, 2 and 3.

Here are my tweet thoughts from the evening:
Click on each Tab heading to view my comments, my summary can be found on the final tab.

In Summary, I preferred The Dalmore 15 Year Old Vintage 2009 Sherry Finish.
As I mentioned in my tweet above, it was more to my taste with its evocative Christmas notes.

The 17-year-old Amarone & Port Finish and the 24 Year Old Calvados Finish were very enjoyable and competent, however, this is a very big, however, there is an issue with these whiskies and you didn't have to know in advance what that was.

When I applied to be on the tasting, I knew what 'The Dalmore' was about and the type of customer they are aimed at, I make no bones about it, I am not their target customer. Even if I wanted to be a customer of theirs, I simply do not have the financial means for much beyond their age statement core range 12 and 15 Year Old Whiskies.

The three whiskies I sampled on the evening are priced at £300, £1000 and £5000 a bottle.

I am not going to say that they are overpriced, as that is subjective. For the target customer, they may be very reasonably priced.
As a reviewer, I would always advise someone to shop around retailers for the best price based on the experience the retailer provides. The same is true for the whisky, I would advise you shop around at what is available for the style or age of whisky you are interested in, looking at the price, the ABV, the cask type, the age and other specifics which you may find important, you will want to check reviews, eventually you will find a distillery that matches with your preferences and tastes.

For me buying one of these bottles of The Dalmore would be similar to buying a Rolex or Omega watch instead of a more affordable Timex or Casio.

Each of the whiskies is natural colour and non-chill filtered, which is a very positive step for The Dalmore with these releases.
To criticise the price would be the same as criticising the price of a Rolex Watch, I don't have any desire to own or buy a Rolex as I am not the target customer.

There are plenty of other whiskies available which are available to me and at a price that I can afford.

I am grateful to Steve @TheWhiskyWire and The Dalmore for a chance to have tried these whiskies.

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