Dalmore Port Wood Reserve
Majestic and refined, with sumptuous flavours of sticky toffee pudding, creamy caramel, sweet red berries, oranges, and cherries. The double gold-winning Dalmore Port Wood Reserve is premium port matured Scotch done right, and one not to be missed.
United KingdomColour Polished mahogany
Nose Sweet red berries, Seville oranges, plummy fruits and sticky toffee pudding.
Palate Nectarines, creamy caramel, roasted chestnuts and Java coffee.
Finish Rich plums, sultanas, Sanguinello blood oranges and macerated cherries.
Food Match Cherry-smoked coffee-rubbed tomahawk steak with garlic-horseradish sauce
Overview
The use of Port Pipes at Dalmore came about thanks to Scotland’s most famous whisky maker, Richard ‘The Nose’ Paterson’s curious mind, and his interest in fine wines. He’s been sourcing them directly from W & J Graham’s Port in Portugal for over 20 years. These 600l casks often receive repairs to their staves and cask ends, and so end up as a blend of both American and European oak, bringing further complexity to the whisky.
As with all Dalmore, the double gold-winning Port Wood Reserve is initially matured in American oak ex-Bourbon casks, laying down foundations for the hand-selected Tawny Port Pipes to work their magic with… bringing sumptuous layers of rich plumbs, orange, coffee and sweet cherry. It’s then bottled at a higher ABV than Dalmore normally bottle at - 46.5% ABV - which Paterson says gives “the optimum sensory experience”.
The result… majestic and refined, you’ll find flavours of sweet red berries, Seville oranges, and sticky toffee pudding on the nose, revealing juicy nectarines, creamy caramel, roasted chestnuts and coffee, and a fruity finish filled with rich plums, sultanas, oranges, and macerated cherries.
“Utterly individualistic, this noble spirit displays a multitude of exotic flavours - a complete revelation!” says Richard Paterson, and who are we to argue!
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THE SPECS
Price: $135.00
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 46.5%
Maturation: Matured in American oak ex-Bourbon barrels, finished in Tawny Port Pipes.
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The Dalmore's History
Located in Alness, just north of Inverness on the shores of Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands, The Dalmore Distillery has been crafting whisky since 1839 when it was founded by well-to-do businessman Alexander Matheson. Matheson was a partner in Jardine, Matheson & Co, a Hong Kong headquartered firm that at the time was trading in smuggled opium, tea, and cotton. As the Jardine empire was well on its way to massive success (it’s now one of the 300 largest public companies in the world), Matheson let others do the hard work and leased Dalmore out to a number of families, sadly with little success.
Distillery Facts
Region: Highlands
Origin: Dalmore Distillery, Alness, Ross-shire, IV170UT, United Kingdom
Founded: 1839
Water Source: Loch Morie
Washbacks: 8, Wooden
Stills: 4 wash and 4 spirit
Capacity: 4,200,000 litres per annum
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