The Dalmore Select Edition Scotch Whisky 2005
The Dalmore Select Edition Scotch Whisky 2005 is a 49.3% ABV, 750mL Highland single malt — distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2023, matured in American white oak ex-bourbon casks and enhanced by hand-selected Matusalem sherry and Vintage 2005 sherry casks, at natural colour and non-chill filtered. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 49.3%
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: Distilled 2005, bottled 2023 — 18 years
- Style: Highland single malt Scotch whisky
- Casks: American white oak ex-bourbon; Matusalem sherry; Vintage 2005 sherry
- Filtration: Non-chill filtered, natural colour
- Collection: The Vintage Collection (US: Select Edition)
- Distillery: The Dalmore, Highlands, Scotland
One Year, a Handful of Casks
Every November, The Dalmore's whisky makers walk the distillery's historic sandstone warehouses and assess the ageing casks in the chill shadows. From any one year, only a handful of casks with distinguishing attributes are hand-selected; their spirit is then married into a single harmonious expression — one release per year for The Vintage Collection, each revealing the soul of a single year at The Dalmore. The 2005 was built on American white oak ex-bourbon casks and enhanced by Matusalem and vintage 2005 sherry casks, a regime of cask curation The Dalmore has made its signature. Browse the The Dalmore collection and more whisky at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Milk chocolate, caramel, mandarin and cracked black pepper on the aroma. The palate brings Manuka honey, sweet cacao, poached apples and golden sultanas, and the finish runs to vanilla cream, chocolate brioche, Navelina orange and light cinnamon warmth. In Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass's words: "Quintessential dark chocolate notes intertwine with rich citrus notes — a flavour experience to be remembered and savoured."
How to Enjoy
Neat in a tulip glass, at its full 49.3% — the sherry casks have done the work. A teaspoon of water will stretch the mandarin and chocolate; nothing else is needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is The Dalmore Select Edition 2005? It was distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2023 — 18 years in cask — released as the 2005 vintage of The Dalmore's Vintage Collection.
Is The Dalmore Select Edition 2005 chill filtered? No — it is non-chill filtered and bottled at natural colour, at 49.3% ABV.
What casks was it matured in? American white oak ex-bourbon casks, enhanced by hand-selected Matusalem sherry casks and Vintage 2005 sherry casks.
What is the Select Edition? The US name for The Dalmore's Vintage Collection release — a single-vintage single malt drawn from a handful of hand-selected casks from one year.
A single year at The Dalmore, bottled at eighteen — secure The Dalmore Select Edition 2005 at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.