Dalmore – Cigar Malt Reserve (70cl, 44%)

Dalmore – Cigar Malt Reserve is a whisky from Dalmore (Highland). Bottled at 44% ABV, 70cl. Dalmore distillery was used as a deep-sea mine production centre by the Royal Navy between 1917 and 1920. After the navy departed, the distillery was left in tatters, and - after a long compensation battle involving the House of Lords - the distillery was brought back online in 1922. Now Dalmore, under the stewardship of Richard Paterson, presents itself as a luxury brand with a history of wealthy backers, with some of its bottlings among the most expensive in the world. This dram used to sit above the 12, and below the 15 in terms of both the price-point, and the age-profiles of the whisky that went into the blend. This expression is the re-launched version with the “reserve” suffix. Cigar Malt