Review by: zSolaris

Distillery: Blended Malt, teaspooned Dalmore.

Bottler: Hunter Laing

Region: Highland

Age: 13 year. Distilled 2007. Bottled 2020.

ABV: 53.6%

Cask Type: Refill Hogshead

Price: Sample courtesy of /u/I_SAID_NO_GOLDFISH

Color: 0.2, Pale straw.

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Nose: Fairly straightforward. It’s very malt forward with a bit of lemon icing and a side of warm buttered corn bread.

Palate: At full strength, it’s easily drinkable but entirely forgettable. With some water, you get some icing sugar and lemon zest. A little bit of white tea comes through as well.

Finish: Medium in length. Lemon icing and iced tea are present here but the main note is cardboard.

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Conclusion: I have had a very limited experiences with Dalmore but each of those encounters has left me extremely unimpressed. This teaspooned Dalmore is no exception. The dram is almost entirely forgettable with the exception of two notes. The warm buttered cornbread in the nose opened things up in such a promising manner that the rest of the whisky couldn’t deliver on. In the finish, the note of cardboard was rather vivid and not particularly pleasant (who would want to taste cardboard anyway?). To call this bottle unimpressive is quite the understatement. Is it drinkable? Sure, but only just.

Final Score: 60.

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Scoring Legend:

• 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
• 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
• 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
• 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
• 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
• 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
• 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
• 50-59: Save it for mixing.
• 0-49: Blech.