The Dalmore 12 Years 1L

The Dalmore 12 Years is the bottle that defines the Dalmore house style. The spirit spends its first nine years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks, picking up soft vanilla and honey. Then half of it moves into 30-year-old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts from González Byass, exclusive to The Dalmore, while the other half stays in bourbon wood. After three more years the two are reunited.

That split maturation gives a whisky with far more richness than its age suggests: deep mahogany in the glass, with the orange-and-chocolate character The Dalmore is known for. The distillery sits at Alness on the Cromarty Firth in the northern Highlands, and every bottle carries the royal stag, the emblem of the Mackenzie family who ran the distillery for nearly a century.

Serving Suggestions:
🍸 Best enjoyed: Neat, or with a few drops of water to open up the orange and spice; over one large ice cube on a warm night
🍽️ Food Pairing: Dark chocolate, orange-glazed duck, Christmas cake or a strong aged cheddar
🍹 Cocktail Idea: Fury of the Stag: 50ml Dalmore 12, 10ml simple syrup and a dash of chocolate bitters, stirred over ice

Tasting Notes:
🍊 Aroma: Citrus fruits, chocolate and aromatic spices
🍫 Flavour: Seville oranges, dried fruits and oloroso sherry with hints of vanilla pod
☕ Finish: Roasted coffee and dark chocolate

Product Details:
✔ Volume: 1L
✔ ABV: 40%
✔ Category: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
✔ Distillery: The Dalmore, Alness, Scotland
✔ Cask: American white oak ex-bourbon, half finished in 30-year-old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts
✔ Age: 12 Years

Perfect For:
✅ Sherry-cask whisky lovers
✅ Gifting: the silver stag makes it one of the best-looking bottles on the shelf
✅ Stocking up while the 1L is on promotion

Did You Know?
📖 The Dalmore 12 was a pioneer of longer ageing. Andrew Mackenzie of the distillery’s founding family doubled the usual maturation period at a time when most single malts were bottled young, and the 12 year old still carries that idea today.

🌟 Final Note: Rich, chocolatey and full of orange, a Highland classic in a bigger bottle at a better price.