Dalmore Tweed Dram Rivers Collection

Dalmore King Alexander III

N: very nice sweetness, easy steady arrival, dark fruits, tiramisu, caramel. W/ H2O caramel dies down, so does everything else. P: even on the tongue, shallow, black pepper, expecting sweet but not there, sour/bitter. not complex, smooth (this is a critism). F: medium-short, bitter peppery. Final note: not worth the money for whisky anoraks....

Score 80/100

Dalmore 15 Year Old

So, Dalmore. Cool packaging. Big ole stag on the front, dark mahogany color. Very well presented. Probably my favorite bottle design. So, I'm expecting a big, manly dram. Yeah, no. Nose: Caramel dominates the nose. Salted caramel, toffee, sugar, xmas spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Palate: Quite sweet. The caramel backs off a bit, leaving a...

Score 82/100

Dalmore Mackenzie

Nose: Sweet, fruity. Some berries, oranges and a certain wininess. very sweet and lively, with those lemony notes i was not expecting. Aged in Ex-Bourbon and no sherry , this explains it... Palate: Again, sweet and spicy. Yes definitely spicy on the tongue, with those red fruits and some hints of chocolate. nice body at 46% but it could use a bit...

Score 85/100

Dalmore 12 Year Old

This is the second of the four drams my wife bought me for Christmas (I'll be reviewing five, because the Talisker 18 I've reviewed previously, and the Glenfarclas 15 came with tasting bottles of the 21 and 25 year olds). The nose is full of malt, orange zest, and notes of dried spices. There is a underlying hint of caramel sweetness, but it takes...

Score 88/100