The Dalmore Aurora in Time For Christmas

The Dalmore Aurora, 45-year old whisky expression has been making its way to the better whisky purveyors around the world in time for collectors and extra special holiday gift giving.

The super-premium collectible, priced at £3500, or $5,537.00 is named after the Aurora Borealis, a natural phenomenon also known as the Northern Lights. The whisky was put into a Oloroso sherry butt on 29 April 1964. Having aged for 46 years, it was was selected for this special bottling. There are only 200 decanters released at 45% ABV.

Taste notes: Honeyed pear, banana and passion fruit. Blood oranges, figs, marmalade and coffee notes are also very present, typical of long aging in sherry casks. The color is dark amber.