Dalmore 2018 Custodian – Millennium Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

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Whiskey: Dalmore 2018 Custodian – Millennium Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 104 (52%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Dalmore

From sherry butts first filled on the 1st January 2000, this Dalmore spent 18 years maturing before its 2018 bottling. A historic whisky with a millennium pedigree.

Dalmore 2018 Custodian – Millennium Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Full-bodied aromas. Delightful and refreshing.

Palate: A very pleasant, rich and smooth taste in the mouth. Lovely texture.

Finish: Elegant long-lasting aftertaste.

Distillery Information

Dalmore was founded by Alexander Matheson in 1839 and now stands as Whyte and Mackay’s largest distillery as well as being the flagship for the brand. The house style is undeniably one of rich, full-bodied whisky, with orange, chocolate and coffee flavours and Dalmore whisky is regularly enjoyed as a post dinner digestif. Matheson sold to Andrew and Charles Mackenzie in 1867, who introduced the 12-pointed Royal Stag emblem. Complex multi-cask maturation was also a philosophy pioneered by the Mackenzies – a tradition kept alive today – enhancing and complementing The Dalmore’s distinctive house style. Dalmore’s original stills that date back to 1874, with four stills dating from the 1960s that are identical in their distinctive stumpy shape but twice the size. The flat tops unusually provides reflux in the wash stills, but increases copper contact while the spirit stills have water jackets to increase reflux again. The distillery has shell-and-tube condensers, but for the spirit stills these are horizontal so as to mimic worm tubs and bring more wright to the spirit. Due to the unorthodox nature of the set-up, the proces is still very manual, with still temperatures, spirit strength, and cut points regularly tweaked to achieve the right balance. The result is complex, full-bodied, and robust new make spirit, which allows the whisky to develop rich depth of flavour through long maturation in the world’s most exquisite casks, with sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass a regular favourite. The distillery itself looks incredible, overlooking the Cromarty Firth. In 2022, it produced a record 4.5m litres of pure alcohol (lpa) but a £40m doubling of production capacity was scheduled for completion in 2024. A new, twin still house on the site of Dalmore’s now demolished Saladin box maltings (made obsolete in the 1980s) boasts a mash tun, wooden washbacks, and four stills as well as panoramic views.