Dalmore Scotch Whisky
The Dalmore Scotch whisky distillery is located on the beautiful shoreline of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle. Founded in 1839 by Alexander Matheson, a partner in the Hong Kong trading firm, Jardine Matheson & Co. this company at the time dealt in everything from tea to opium.
Distillation began with a single pair of stills, the distillery having acquired sole rights to draw its water from the River Alness.
A single branch railway line was used to connect the distillery with the main line at Alness station. This line allowed locally grown barley, peat and coal from the Fife collieries to be delivered direct into the distillery. Also the pier at Belleport on the Cromarty Firth is part of the distillery; again this facility was used for shipments of barley, coals, coke and other stores to be unloaded directly from the steamers.
During World War 1 Dalmore’s warehouses were requisitioned by the Admiralty as a Sea mine- production factory, £1 million worth of maturing whisky was transferred to three other local distilleries. In 1920 the warehousing was returned to distillery use and the whisky was transferred back, evidently with not a single cask missing.
Dalmore Whisky Tasting Notes
Distillery Style
Nose : Deep, malty, rich and fruity. Gentle smoke.
Palate : Medium to full bodied. Big rich fruit cake, marmalade and bitter
choclate.
Finish : Very long, rich and smooth.
