Dalmore 12 Year Old from late 1990s (70cl, 40%)
A rare bottle of 12 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Dalmore distillery, produced in the late 1990s. Old style Dalmore in a black box. The Dalmore 12 year old, with its intricate aromas and flavours, is recognised as a whisky with character far beyond its age. This was Andrew Mackenzie’s original masterpiece and stood apart from the norm of the day.
This version of the expression pre-dates the rebranding of the distillery's core range in 2007 after United Spirits acquired Whyte & Mackay.
Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.