Dalmore 25 Years Old Tawny Port Finish 42% NV

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (90)

Colour: orangey amber. Nose: this is the problem with these insane oldish Dalmores, they're undisputedly wonderful whiskies. If you like blood oranges and fruit ganaches, you'll love this. Ad raspberries too, and milk chocolate, and peonies, and rose water, and espresso coffee, and tangerine jam, and Havana cigars... Crikey, most sadly, what a beautiful nose! Mouth: blimey! There's maybe a slightly excessive oakiness in the arrival (there!) but after just one second, this baby starts to unfold like if you entered a jam factory in Provence. Or Andalucia, if you prefer. Raspberries again, very vivid notes of cassis, cherries, oranges as always, then liquorice and coffee, herbal teas, touches of capsicum, juniper berries... Drat! Finish: and it's even quite long, maybe a notch astringent at this point but the jammy side remains there. Bitter oranges, a little bitter tea, liquorice. Comments: I hate it that these ridiculously expensive new Dalmores remain so good... What could I possibly add?