Signatory Single Cask Dalmore 28 Year (Cask #1745) Single Malt

Detailed DescriptionWidely recognized as one of the finest and most premium distillers in Scotland, Dalmore’s reputation precedes it. It is incredibly rare to find a bottle of Dalmore at Cask Strength (particularly at a concentrated 45.0% cask strength). It is equally uncommon to experience Dalmore without the influence of Sherry Cask maturation. Here, then, after 28 years in a single Bourbon Barrel is an example that is the pinnacle of scarcity, with only 206 bottles ever produced. This specific bottling takes you on a journey – indeed an odyssey – of flavors. What would you expect from a 28 year old Dalmore? Evolving from youngish-tasting green malt, it transitions to a garden bouquet of florals, on into a Bourbon-like melding of vanilla custard, oak, leather, and caramel, then shifts slightly into a delicious savory-sweet mix of baking spices, before ending on bittersweet dark chocolate. This evolution is experienced as a perfect, continual gradient, transitioning perfectly smoothly and almost imperceptibly. It isn’t until you realize how far you are from where the experience started that you realize just how long and complex the journey was.Signatory Single Cask Dalmore 28 Year (Cask #1745) Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting NotesNose: Old wood and antiques shop. Leather. Pear. Citrus. Green. Musty. Floral. Nut oil.Palate: Granular, textured, green malt. Rose. Lavender. Nut oils. Hint of bitterness. Peaches. Pears. Faint spearmint. Vanilla. Caramel.Finish: Floral. Fruity. Vanilla and nutmeg. Dark chocolate. Complex evolution and progression. Very long.Distillery Information”The Dalmore” Distillery is located in Alness, which is 20 miles North of Inverness. It sits on the banks of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle, the “big meadowland”, from which it takes its name.