1/Most of a Dalmore 21 Malt for 54% of the price? Say hello to The Dalmore 18. For a Dalmore 21 Malt drinker it gives about 96% of what that bottle gives, at 54% of the cost. Same distillery, a different night.
2/The Dalmore 18, $536 at Dan's. Eighteen years, American oak and oloroso sherry, 43%. The nose opens on orange marmalade, then honey and ginger. The palate runs tangy orange, marzipan and bitter chocolate into oak. A long finish of liquorice and citrus.
3/What a Dalmore 21 Malt drinker gives up here is mostly three years of age. The Dalmore 21 Malt, $990, stays the one for its fans: dark fruit, chocolate and sherry, an extraordinarily long finish. The Dalmore 18 is the one for every other night.
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