Dalmore 12 Sherry Cask Select REVIEW: BETTER THAN the standard 12!?

[@GrantMcWilliams]

I know this is an old video but I thought I'd comment on my experience. After doing whisky distillery tours in Speyside and then up north of Inverness we found that the "Dalmore hatefest" doesn't exist there and people love it. This meant that after tasting the Port Wood Reserve and the Cigar Malt back to back we came home with a Cigar Malt just because we could get it for 115 euros. After spending a couple of months with a long list of really decent whiskies that we returned with my wife and I have decided that we always enjoy the Dalmore and *a* Dalmore will always be in our Whisky vault even though we have a choice of a lot of other really great bottles. So, cheers to you for being honest about your opinions and not joining the mob. :-)

[@kevinbetancourt9033]

Since getting into whisky’s I do generally stay away from Dalmore but this sherry expression has become my October to December sherry dram. Grandparents were from England I suppose it brings back memories of them drinking sherry at Christmas time. It’s sweet, accessible, and “smooth” when people are over.

[@joeblow9657]

I too love the Dalmore bottle. It looks very Scottish and unique!

[@joshuamire2721]

I've never found a Dalmore that has been a bad whisky. Not always the most complex but I've never been let down by any of their products. The Port Wood and King Alexander bottles are fantastic. I haven't had a chance to try the Sherry Select yet but now I may have to grab a bottle.

[@Gwhisky]

You know I'm actually getting into Dalmore. I still LOVE this 12 year old. Recently bought the Cigar Malt which I'm thoroughly enjoying. Port Wood is next on my list.

[@joshuamire2721]

@@Gwhisky I have a bottle of their old Cigar Malt before they changed the formula. But I cannot bring myself to open the bottle. One day I'll have to do a side by side of the old vs. the new.

[@alexandermitev5189]

@@Gwhisky i was thinking of getting the ciagar malt as well! As a dalmor fan i really want to try one the has bit higher abv and sounds quite interesting and bit more robust. Planing on reviewing that one at some point? :)

[@Gwhisky]

@@alexandermitev5189 of course!

[@alexandermitev5189]

@@Gwhisky went for the port wood instead, was on sale in my local shop. Woow its absolutely fantastic, it exceeded my expectations!

[@franklampard6316]

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Dalmore for years. I hate the extreme amount of color they add, but love the brand marketing. My whisky club has tried all of the expressions from 12 to The King Alexander. In a blind tasting they all score much higher than most people expect.

[@Gwhisky]

Yep. The eternal struggle between siding with the whisky scene, which (rightfully) wants a natural presentation and siding with your own personal visceral enjoyment of a whisky. Dalmore is a whisky I'm supposed to hate, and certainly the colourant is both annoying and unnecessary, but they have some genuinely good whiskies out there.

[@GrantMcWilliams]

Extreme as in 2% allowed by law? It isn't even 2% otherwise some bottles would be lighter than other as that's how they come out of the barrel so it's probably closer to 1% since you have to have wiggle room on both sides of the color spectrum. This rhetoric gets tossed around over and over again because Dalmore is in a bottle where the color is noticeable. If it were in a green Redbreast bottle nobody would say anything about it.

[@silverfox108]

I agree need to up to 46 percent and remove the colour not needed. Dalmore is pricey in Canada at 150 per bottle here

[@Gwhisky]

So I've heard. Ridiculous price for this. Great whisky but not worth anywhere near that much...

[@rafaelhasman2184]

Do you think this one is better, compared to glenallachie 12?

[@Gwhisky]

For me, this one. 🥃

[@absolutwhisky3105]

Hi Geoff, i am back watching your review becuase this bottle has just offered sale here from 120 usd to just 40 usd and bought 4 bottles of this 12 sherry select. Got a chance to try this and indeed its good better than the regular 12. I should be in a look out if they go on sale again might buy more couple of bottle more.

[@Gwhisky]

That's a pretty crazy drop in price! Great deal! 🥃

[@cascode1192]

I get the feeling that many people who criticise Dalmore do so purely on principle and have never tasted a Dalmore expression. It has become fashionable to dismiss them if you want to seem like a well-informed enthusiast.

[@Gwhisky]

True. I'm critical of their practices, but I'm unashamedly a big fan of their house style and many of their whiskies. They make good whisky!

[@helioteran756]

What do you think about the comparison between MaCallan 12 Sherry Oak and Dalmore 12 Sherry select?

[@Gwhisky]

I like both for different reasons. The Macallan is more delicate and subtle, and the Sherry Select is bigger and fuller. I might go for the Dalmore, actually. Love that stuff.

[@helioteran756]

@@Gwhisky I agree with you on that, they both come with their own delicious signatures. Also I’d hate to admit it but the Dalmore logo is appealing! My only regret on both of them is that they are not at 46% Abv.

[@Loot_Train]

Is it worth $80? Especially if you like the normal 12 year

[@Gwhisky]

Not sure. $80 might be a bit much, but for me it's a huge step up from the regular 12. If you're a fan of the 12 I'm sure you'll like this, but it might sting if it's like double the price.

[@allisonsmith9050]

very good vid - but i very respectively disagree. i started getting into scotch a few years back and dalmore 12 was one of my fav bottles under $100. i bought the sherry for thanksgiving last week and it was amazing. my father in law and mother in law liked it so much they bought a bottle the next day. i also had macallan 12 sherry and i would rather have the dalmore. but again, its all personal preference, so i understand not everyone will enjoy it as much as me. what are your thoughts about gelndronach? maybe you can clarify this point...i read on a few scotch sites if it is listed as a sherry cask it cannot have artificial color?

[@MShu-ux6wl]

@allisonsmith9050 I just read your comment and I noticed your question about GlenDronach. I’ve repeatedly tried to enjoy the bottle of GlenDronach 12 in my cabinet. Unfortunately I just can’t. I find the nose absolutely beautiful, almost one of the best whisky’s ever sniffed. However, the finish is like the worst generic brand cherry cough syrup I’ve ever had, and that taste really seems to linger. I’d like to know how you compare this Dalmore to the GlenDronach 12, mainly because I have an unopened bottle that I’m a little nervous to try after my GlenDronach experience.

[@allisonsmith9050]

⁠​⁠@@MShu-ux6wlI have only had the 15, and it was my fav bottle of all time. Another one I REALLY enjoyed was Tamdhu. I have had the 12 and 15 year versions and both were great, but the cost difference between them was it not worth it for me.

[@MShu-ux6wl]

@allisonsmith9050, thanks for the added info. I opened the Dalmore 12 Sherry Cask Select and found it to be pretty great. So good it wasn’t remotely comparable to the GlenDronach 12. Really starting to think I got a bad bottle of it, since so many love it (and also the 15 that you like so much). But the Dalmore is a definitely a winner especially since I purchased it at $61 usd. I had only ever had the regular Dalmore 12 previously, and I think it was one of my first introductions to a “Highland” style. Since then I have discovered that a Highland Whisky, with just a hint of peat and the sea, is where my favorites lie (i.e. Clynelish, Oban, Old Pultney, or Loch Lomond). I can also gravitate on either side of that (more smoke and peat with a lighter Islay or a non-smoky Highland with even a bit of sherry like this Dalmore) depending on my mood. Thanks again!

[@robertrijkers4923]

I just bought a dalmore 12 because i love the stag bottle design... can't really tell difference with a cheap monkey shoulder so it stands in my cabinet being pretty..

[@Gwhisky]

Nice thing about Dalmore... doubles as home décor. 😂

[@Loot_Train]

Monkey shoulder is trash 🗑 to me and I love the normal Dalmore 12

[@ironmantran]

Perfectly said ! at 150$pops , and the fear Mr. Patterson may strangle me for holding the copita glass improperly (see his pre-2008 video), i will pass . . . (quietly)...

[@Gwhisky]

Wait the 12 year old sherry cask select is CAD $150? 😲 Are they out of their minds? CAD $75 here!

[@ironmantran]

@@Gwhisky yup ! KGBO is at it - again ! and Macallan 30y just went from 5,500$ca to ... 7,000 $ca ! ! !

[@Gwhisky]

@@ironmantran Tell those truckers in Ottawa to tack on whisky prices to their list of grievances! 😂

[@sarahfuntanilla6542]

I have Macallan 12 Sherry cast but dalmore have chocolate taste, I dont get it from Macallan. Dalmore have lots cocoa smell and taste.

[@einfach_claus]

I love whisky with choclate notes. Fuck you did not mention choclate haha Nvm good video (:

[@Gwhisky]

For sherried whiskies like this you can usually dig out chocolate notes. Might be there and didnt mention it. Good one nevertheless.

[@saraantunes7683]

😍😍 cute cute, also very expressive

[@sadisex1]

not big fan of dalmore but its pretty good palate and finish. nose has some alcohol buzz but not in taste. less complexcity palate than glendronach 12 but somehow i get more sherry boom than the glendronach 12. its little bit expensive for 12years imo.(i bought it for $80) but its good.

[@Gwhisky]

It's a bit pricey, yes. And the abv and e150a are disappointing, but I was quite enamoured with this one. Like you I find the sherry to be very full and rich. Satisfying stuff!

[@alfocrown]

Dalmore is a distillery mostly selling E150 and adding a bit of whisky into it lol My first dram of Dalmore was port wood, and this was first dram i couldn't finish, good nosing but palate was horrible, it just taste like water downed cough syrup

[@Gwhisky]

Never tried it myself, but some pretty mixed reviews for that one. Nowhere near the top of my wish list tbh.

[@Remrcm]

Richard Paterson touch

[@Gwhisky]

Best way to get to know a whisky: toss half of it on the floor. 😂

[@Remrcm]

@@Gwhisky I like your channel! Well done!👍

[@LyseGiasson]

... Dalmore , 12,15... Qual/$ No

[@juanmlsanabria]

I wasn't impressed by this Dalmore 😐