TRAVERSO'S **SCOTCH ALERT** **DALMORE SUPER SPECIALS**
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REDISCOVER THE LEDGED...THE DALMORE....Nobody knows for certain what determines the character of malt whisky. It used to be thought that the water was the key. Certainly, the site of Dalmore Distillery was chosen to take advantage of the cold, clear waters of Loch Kildermorie, which local illicit distillers believed had mystical properties long before the legal distillery opened in the 1830s. The quality of the barley is essential, and that grown in the rich coastal soils of Ross-shire and the Black Isle, adjacent to the distillery, is second to none for making whisky. The very name ‘Dalmore’ means ‘big meadow’. The only other ingredient is yeast, and here again, Dalmore is exceptional in having developed a single strain of yeast which produces an unusually rich and fruity ‘beer’ from which the spirit is distilled.
The Dalmore 12 Year Old (elsewhere $50.00) SUPER SPECIAL $39.99
Distrillery Notes: The exceptional richness of The Dalmore spirit benefits from slightly longer maturation than is typically practiced in Scotland. So our youngest expression is bottled only after twelve years, rather than the more usual ten. Our Master Blender, with some four decades of expertise, has discovered that the complex spirit from our stills is too rich to be tamed by a single style of cask. He favors fusing together the sweet, vanilla rich whiskies from ex bourbon barrels with the aromatic, spicy and dried fruits characters from sherry casks from Spain. In this, our entry level expression we have sought balance and richness by selecting malts in a 50:50 recipe - 50% from ex bourbon barrels and 50% from ex sherry butts.
The Dalmore Gran Reserva (elsewhere $75.00) SUPER SPECIAL $54.99
Distrillery Notes: The whiskies selected for this rich and robust whisky are selected as the most intense expressions of our craft and our master distiller selects the deepest, richest and most aromatic of whiskies. After careful selection, the whisky is returned to wood for around six months to further slumber, marry and harmonise.
Typically drawing samples from casks ranging in age from 10 to 15 years of age we choose a selection where the sherry cask proportion is increased to around 60%, delivering an intense experience with a sweet, vanilla finish.
The Dalmore 15 Year Old (elsewhere $96.00) SUPER SPECIAL $79.99
Distrillery Notes: We believe that this, our new flagship expression of The Dalmore, delivers the perfect balance between spirit, wood and maturity. All single malts mature at different rates, maturing best in different styles of cask. Long experience tells us that after fifteen years the combination of citrus orange, aromatic spices, nuttiness and dried fruits from European oak sherry casks is perfectly balanced. Not just any sherry casks, but those that have been used to create some of the worlds most premium fortified wines – Amoroso, Apostles and Matusalem sherries from Gonzalez – Byass, Spain.
The Dalmore 1263 King ALEXANDER III (elsewhere $250.00) SUPER SPECIAL $239.99
Distrillery Notes: A Serendipitous Discovery - In the early days, Scotch whisky was enjoyed straight from the still, without aging. Probably by accident - and certainly by the 1820s – it was discovered that if the spirit was left in a wooden cask for a year or more (preferably more!) it would lose harshness, become richer and more complex, gaining a sublime, natural golden color. Initially used for shipping sherry, port, brandy and table wines from Europe to Scotland’s greatest ports these fundamental oak vessels were put to further use. Now the fiery Scotch spirit could win character from the wood, warmed only by the redolent cask in our cool, damp Highland warehouses. Harmonious Craftsmanship - During the 1970’s, 1980s and ‘90s, our Master Distiller, Richard Paterson, filled French wine casks, Mediterranean Madeira drums, Sherry butts from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, Marsala barrels from Sicily, Port pipes from the Douro and sweet Bourbon barrels from Kentucky with our fledgling Dalmore spirit. These he has monitored over the passing decades until each cask has matured its contents to perfection and his experimental innovation better understood. Now comes the real art: selecting the casks so their individual characteristics work together, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The goal is balance, complexity and character – a harmony of aromas and flavors. This is what you have in our 1263 King Alexander III, a celebration of our heroic past, crafted in the present and an inspiration to our exciting future.
UPCOMING EVENTS & TASTINGS (schedule subject to change)
Saturday, April 17 - German Wines
Saturday, April 24 - New Arrivals From Trentino Italy With Guest Producer In-Store!
Wednesday, April 28 - Piedmonte Wine Tasting @ Hyatt Vineyard Creek RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Saturday, May 1 - Ligurian Wines
Saturday, May 8 - Wines of Argentina
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