The Dalmore 50
An article in the Financial Times on whisky recently discussed the fact that whisky distiller might just be a pretty good occupation to have in these tough economic times. While some whiskies are seen as affordable luxury, this one might be stretching it. The latest edition of The Dalmore is a 50-year old vintage malt that is being released as a limited edition. The blend includes whisky first distilled 140 years ago. A total of 191 hand-blown, Portuguese crystal decanters will be available from luxury retailers and will sell for around £700 for a 10cl bottle (an additional 50 will be sold through travel retail outlets). The drink is said to have tastes of Old English marmalade and fruitcake with an aftertaste of crushed almonds and cinnamon.
[via Just Drinks]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dominik MJ Nov 5th 2008 5:02PM
These ultra premium and ultra old whisky doesn't make sense anymore!
Also what does that mean, that one of the malts of the blend is first distilled 140 years ago???
If it is a malt, which is 140 years old [highly unlikely] it wouldn't be a vintage malt as stated!
Anyway premium makes perfectly sense - but 700 Pound Sterling for 10cl? Not really!
At least they were clever - not selling in an usual bottle size of 75cl [which would make a price of more than 5000 Pounds...
Anton Muller Nov 15th 2008 12:43AM
It makes perfect sense to me, I have actually bought one recently and am proud to be one of a select few owners that owns one of these.