• The Dalmore Distillery was founded in 1839 and is located in Alness, which is 20 miles North of Inverness. Sitting on the banks of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle a.k.a “big meadowland”, from which it takes its name.
  • Dalmore is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay and its whisky is produced in a combination of different sized stills and matured in two different types of wooden casks.
  • Region: Highland.
May 22, 2023

Dalmore Dominium Review

The Dalmore Dominium is a premium expression of their travel retail Fortuna Meritas Collection. Dominium means “ownership” and is a reference to when the Mackenzie clan saved King Alexander III from a charging stag. From that point forward they were granted use of the royal stag emblem. It’s been matured […]
February 24, 2015

Mackinlay’s Shackleton Rare Old Highland Malt review

In 2006, The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust found three cases of Chas Mackinlay & Co’s whisky in the ice under Ernest Shackleton’s hut. Shackleton made an expedition to Antarctic in 1907-1909. The expedition didn’t go well, forcing Shackleton to abandon their hut and leave stuff behind – including the whisky […]
December 9, 2014

Dalmore King Alexander III review

Dalmore King Alexander III was crafted in honor of the act of saving Scotland’s King in 1263. It is an expression, where 6 specially selected casks have been united. This Dalmore contains whiskies matured in Kentucky bourbon casks, Matusalem Oloroso Sherry wood, Madeira barrels, Marsala casks, port pipes and Cabernet […]