ralfy review 815 - Dalmore 18yo @ 43%vol:
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Ralfy im so glad that, you keep the open mind of getting a broad take on the market, and getting a better perspective of this whisky experience, cheers from México
I really enjoyed how you picked the right words during the whole review...very educated, fair and honest without getting to trivial stuff.
You sure do give people a lot of joy.
Don't ever stop making reviews.
low end dalmore: undrinkable
high end dalmore: unaffordable
If $240 is unaffordable to you, you have to rethink your life
@@iceparadox369 if ur life need approve by to drop $240 on a mediocre bottle, you have to rethink your life.
and if you though dalmore 18yo is "high-end", you need to drink more
@@alfocrown Dalmore 18 is pretty freaking good compared to many other high end whiskies. I just opened Dalmore 18 and Balvenie 21 oak cast and the Dalmore kicked it’s bit. Favorite whisky is craigellechie
@@iceparadox369 Dude .. boasting about buying a Dalmore for $240 is just embarrassing. Then again, it sounds like the typical Dalmore customer.
One of my first ever “purchased a whole bottle single malts” was a Dalmore 15. Being honest, I was drawn in by the pretty silver stag. Ha, haven’t bought another in 10 years of drinking whisky. It’s amazing what a bit of marketing and presentation does for you.
Dalmore is coloured,overpriced CRAP!🤮
Short term gain, long term loss
Thanks Ralfy. I am not surprised in the least by your review of Dalmore 18. Cheers Malt Mate!
Hurray! Thanks for malt-mentioning me, Ralfy. I feel like I'm a member of your virtual whisky club now ;-)
Nice review fella I'm glad I watched this because I was planing on buying a bottle. I hope old Richard Paterson doesn't watch though!
« Une peaty maison cognac » 😂 Now that would be a novelty. Bless you Ralfy, love it when you explore the French language
In my opinion a very good and complex 18yo single malt, for "only" a sherry finish... thanks for the malt mention,
*slàinte mhath*
It is not malfunction! Deers drop their antlers once in a while!
Yeh, thier antlers, not thier whole head. 😂😂
How telling, the first 10 secs of the video reveal just enough.
Dalmore is just so so...I was fooled once, never again.
Happy Malty Monday Dear Sir! Seems like the stag knew what was coming and tried to get away! 😉. Till tomorrow’s extras!
OK got it. I'll buy an empty bottle of this stuff on Yahoo Auction, then fill it with Deanston 12 which is what I really want to drink, and impress all my millionaire golfer pals, as soon as I get any, with the Dalmore 18 bottle.
. . . great idea !
Just don't miss adding some drops of caramel colour into the Deanston..
Yahoo have auctions?
@@mcomiskey7 Oops, they used to. Now discontinued. Guess I'll have to try eBay.
@@snoopjohnb9004 I'm sure Ralfy would approve!
Where I live, I can get two bottles of Arran 14 and a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 for less than the price of Dalmore 18. Why did I mention Wild Turkey 101? It’s a better Scotch than Dalmore 18 and it’s in no way, shape, or form a Scotch.
101 is a cracking drink especially for the price. As for Dalmore I would never pay for a bottle of that.
Very well put! I use WT 101 as unit of value in terms of judging bourbon value! I'm not saying it's the end-all best bourbon, but I always ask myself: would I rather buy a 1.75L of WT 101 for the price, or a standard size bottle of bourbon x?
I love Bourbon, but half the time I try a new bourbon I end up thinking, I'm not sure I'd buy this again I'll just buy a WT Rare Breed...
Love your reviews Ralfy, especially re: Dalmore. I personally have the same reaction to it (albeit the 15). Generic, unmemorable, syrupy sweet, under powered, carameled. Spot on.
As usual very informative and right on the bottom.
When I was in Italy, I had, over time, several glasses of straccio del vecchio. It's sold in Italian grocery stores for 10 Euros.
Best intro malt mention yet lol
Thanks for the valuable info, Ralfy! American whiskytubers seem to love Dalmore, whereas those of you closer to the source don't. That seems quite telling. Cheers!
I just got me a sample of this.
Perfect Timing! 😊
Saw that the review was of Dalmore. Got scared. But a fair evaluation and you’ve got the Dalmore marketing and drinking audience spot on. I’ve had the 18 and my only nit would be that 83 is a pip or two high (in my estimation). But I understand it.
Hahah when I saw you were reviewing a Dalmore I was expecting this😀
A group of friends bought me a bottle of this a few years ago. They knew I was into single malts and they thought this was the best bottle they could find for the price. Obviously I was very grateful but it's a shame that bottle presentation is perceived as quality when there are far better whiskies for the money. It's kind of an uninitiated tax that casual and new maltmates pay
Pete James I see it as trying to trick people.
Fair observation - one can either pay time and attention by watching Ralfy videos and other such resources, or overpay for hyper-marketed overbranded over-engineered malts.
Got a few tips about better whiskies for that money? ✨
The Dalmore 12 was the 3rd scotch I bought (new to scotch this year) I liked it. It was something different and the price was comparable to other bottles at my local store. I've since had the glenfarclas 12 and reach for that more so than the Dalmore. It was also recommended to me and i wanted to try that style. Will I buy another? Doubt it. Am I glad i did? Yes. Now I won't be wondering about it. Thanks for the info, ralfy. Love the reviews and the bothy.
They should've put the antlers on with a magnet - you'd love it.
You can have Dalmore and Macallan. I'll stick with a Glenfarclas 21 any day for half the price. By the way Ralfy, I know this is a bit off the subject, but I bought a bottle of Benromach 10 Imperial Proof this last weekend that absolutely blew my mind. It may have been the best whisky I've ever had. Just sharing. Cheers🥃
Love how the rediclus bit of marketing flanel fell off the bottle !!! Finding a independent NCF NC CS bottle would be the only Dalmore I would be interested in spending money on. Cheers
Bravo Ralfy😀 you got the chops to tell off these corporate types interfering with our whiskys😂😂 Sopt on
I think their all unique. Springbank 15, dalmore 15, glenmorange 18, Johnny Walker, buchanans 18 and etc. So many amazing whiskeys. It comes down to what you like. Whiskey is whiskey, just in different categories. Dalmore 18 has it's own category. Love it. Thanks for the review and cheers.
Eh, nope. Sorry, that’s just attempting to “dilute” the concept of quality. Of course every whisky is “unique”, that doesn’t say too much.
But quality wise there’s a huge difference between Springbank 15 and Dalmore 15 or Johnny Walker.
Sure, drink what you like. And if you like Dalmore 15 or Johnny Walker, go for it. It’s your choice, it’s your palate, it’s your money.
“It depends on what you like” - Well, I like good quality. Craft presented whisky, unchill filtered, no artificial colour added, bottled at 46 % or more. Matured in good, active casks and so on .. There are so many whiskies checking those boxes. And so many don’t ..
I've had the 12 and the 15. I didn't really notice much difference between the 2. The 12 was slightly sharper on the finish
0:07 oh deer!
It's not a deer, it's a kengaroo with antlers ;-)
@@jensrogerkristoffersen5472 hehehe
... here's your coat... be on your way and have a nice day. :-D
Thank God it did not end in the glencairn!
Hi Ralfy. 10yo vintage annual releases are good alternative for this sanitized standard OBs from Dalmore. I've got Vintage 2008 at the moment, it's natrally light in colour, 46 ABV and unchillfiltered, although none of this is stated on the label. It's only "Farven justered med karmel" missing from the back label where it resides on the standard OBs ;) Anyway, it's pretty good natural presented stuff!
Cheers Ralfy! Interested to know if you plan on reviewing or have sampled Italiam Whisky - Puni Abla comes to mind...
So to a new scotch drinker who loves the sherry finish, what is worth the money? I was gifted Macallan 12 sherry oak cask and Glenfiddich 12. I really enjoy both of them.
Love your use of language..... the Forth Rail Bridge is a “heavily engineered experience” but I am glad that it is so. The Tay Bridge wasn’t.
The more people bash Dalmore the more I like the whisky. And most of those folks weren't bashing Dalmore until Ralfy made it fashionable and trendy to do so. All the better if you can find yourself a Dalmore from an independent bottler. I had one such bottle from Duncan Taylor and it was one of the best single malts I have tasted.
Tell it like it is, my friend. Thank you.
Ralphy, I have found this Dalmore 18 a very nice , complex engineered enjoyable blend when I’ve had it at tastings and free samples at my local whisky shop. Would I buy it on the bottle ? Would I bollocks. Not even for the price of the 15.
Whisky sounds nice. But being a ralfy convert I don't think I'd ever buy a bottle. So many bottles reviewed on here that are on my list to drink. So many flavour trails to explore nowadays with new distilleries.
Interesting review though. Thanks.
Guy's, im about to drop my novice green malted face into somthing smoky. Ardbeg 10, lagavulin 16, laphroaig quarter cask or 10. What should i go for first? This far in my little journey, iv most enjoyed nikka from the barrel and somewhat enjoyed monkey shoulder, alltho i feel both of them are just too sweet for my taste, and the monkey shoulder i find a bit watery...
Please review the limited release Longmorn 18 Double Cask. I’ve just tried it and enjoyed it very much... would really appreciate your thoughts. Bottled at 48%. Thanks.
I like this channel. I picked up whiskey drinking recently again. Just a glass or 2 in the weekend, wich i look forward to. Then its good not to buy a overpriced bottle
Three good laughs and I am only 3 mins in.
Aye, just dd a little wee... wardrobe malfunction :-)
Same here Phil! 🤣
If you break the bottle you have to buy it
The employees at the liquor stores recommending scotch to people always use the word "smooth". That's who this is aimed for is whoever wants "smooth".
I had one walk by me looking at scotch and recommend Dalmore 12 (I didn't ask for their help or recommendations) to me because it's so "smooth". I left with a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12.
My wife bought me the Dalmore King Alexander flagship for Christmas some years ago, when prices still circled around 90,-€. She really meant well. - Let's say I was rather underwhelmed for that premium price, which has even doubled since. I kept the stag emblem as a souvenir, but avoided Dalmore ever since. Best thing I can say about Dalmore upon asking is to give a hint on Richard Paterson´s highly entertaining way of tasting and talking whisky. I can't take him seriously, but he gives a joyful show. Kind of sums up the flattering, sugar-coated, over-engineered sherry experience that is Dalmore to me.
I discovered little particles in my sealed Dalmore 18 year whisky, is that normal?
You saved my money.
Gabriel Chan me too!
I'm off to the country club and the races... Keep a bottle chilled for me when I get back eh, Ralfy? Attaboy!
First time I tried Dalmore, and I must add it was in the early days, I was actually quite impressed with the nose. Fast forward a few years later, now I would prefer a good bourbon over Dalmore every time.
A whisky I'd drink, so long as someone else was buying 😁
best comment hehe
That doesn’t narrow things down much for a mooch like me.
🤣 nice review thanks randy👌
Ralfy , what is your view on the new release of Glenlivet 18?
They recently went down from 43% to 40% and seem to have increased the price slightly, along with a (in my opinion) strange design-choice of the bottle.
I watched the whisky turntable (German) and as far as I can decipher, both the nose and the palate has changed, "but only slightly". (the comments were full of displeased Germans)
I had it on my shortlist of whiskies to buy and try, but now I am not sure.
. . . unfortunately, the Industry tends to capitalise on it's successful brands by gradually lowering expectations.
Wow I'm here quick today
Is the dalmore silver stick on deer pretentious... Tacky?
Hey Ralfy I watch a lot of your videos before deciding to buy something. I’m looking at getting a decent brandy or cognac to try but don’t know to much on the subject. You mentioned here that you wouldn’t consider buying a cognac at 40% why is that? would you say it should be a higher abv or lower, as I’m close to getting this Torres Brandy Jaime 1 30yr which is only 38%. Any input would be greatly appreciated cheers
. . . at 40%, less flavour.
Tacky...aye, I've never agree with you more, Ralphy, Cheers to you!
Which group am I in I wonder. I buy and try a (different) bottle of Single Malt Monthly. I'm on a budget and doubt I'd pay more than £40, not often anyhow.
When you say travel retail my heart sinks
I was looking to buy yon bottle.....now am pure affronted so ah am but. Glen Elgin?
Sir will you please refer better brand then dalmore which you have mentioned @ 9.50. I tried to figure out but I can't find
Isle of Arran or Arran 18
Regards from fellow Indian
I had enjoyed Dalmore previously, then a few years ago on my holiday to La I bought a bottle at Airport for about £80, honestly I never do this - I couldn't drink it, it was dreadful. Been to a Dalmore tasting, every bottle looks the same - Richard!!!
I would pick a Glendronach 18 forever and a day
I bought a dalmore 2000 millennial custodians 2018 release last year ralfie. Paid £175.00 for it. Bought it at the distillery Had a wee dram to taste. Mmm, me like. What’s your view ralfie. I agree about the tacky stick on stags head. Bit gimmicky.
Designed for 7 star hotels and impressing people...yet the bloody badge falls off. If they put so little thought into the quality of the branding, I don't hold out hope for what is in the bottle.
Dalmore distillery is so opposite of Springbank. When you said “look at me, Im exclusive” that was pure gold 😂🤤 personally I find over hyped marketing ridiculous. But it seems to work especially in America
Ralfy, I received this as a gift. Did enjoy it. Understand your perspective and appreciate it. But do tell me …. I think the plastic ornament is well secured. Did you happen to “engineer” that part of your review? Just asking.
. . . no, it simply came off by itself.
Hi all cann someone Spell the whisky reccomended at 9:50?
Thx in Advance.
Ps: Ralfy i love your reviews!!
Arran 18
How cold is the room? I see your breath severa times - Mike from Glenelg Md.
Dalmore 18 has a fantastic nose. That's all I'll say.
What is the Whisky you mentioned at 9:50? Never heard of it I don't believe.
@@artificial-frequencies Thank you
Bingo. Many yanks don’t have access to these options. Scotch options are not as available as w bourbon in the USA of course.
@@kentkenneally4797 Thanks, Actually we do have access to it. I just was having issues hearing the name.
Not to mention the fact that Glenlivet 12 costs 1/4 the price of that
I can only agree with ya!!
What's your honest opinion of Richard Paterson ,ralfy
I can see Ralfy's mouth gaping open as Paterson tosses whiskey behind him.
are cognacs higher then 40 ABV even exist? honest question. I've never seen one.
RedboRF I found a Ralfy recommended cask strength cognac at Cadenheads once. Amazing!!! Btw its a strange market. When I read cognac reviews they seem so simple and with very few words. Seems very different from the whisky market. I love cognac though
ARARAT DVIN is an Armenian brandy (in the style of French Cognac) bottled at 50% ABV. Churchill's favorite brandy.
Pierre Ferrand has had a couple releases over 40% in the Chicago market.
@@riheg Cadenheads make fantastic.. everything they bottle. but I've nevere heard they do cognac too. thanks for the tip mate. Looks like really rare stuff (Im deeply into this sh)
@@lyacoubian nah, man, really, armenian cognacs aren't that good. we just have to admit that. they add some.. crazy amount of sugar and cheat with age, and with.. pretty much everything. I'd love to have a good integrity armenian stuff but looks like it's imposible, yet you are not in the country.
Ralfy, do you think whisky can help against the Corona?
. . . yes, especially when dealing with mainstream media manipulations and lies.
It helps for sure. But you can't drink that much. Unless you are a Russian, of course.
@@ralfydotcom - Cheers for that one Ralfy!
Замечательный виски есть у меня в коллекции.Спасибо за обзор.Привет из Сибири.🙋♂️
. . . рада поделиться солодовыми моментами!
Oh lord it's like Bowmore all over again; more caramel than whisky. 😂
I think it's more actual sherry than E150a.
To put E150a in an 18 yo is a crime for itself. I wouldn't buy one.
I might be wrong, but in my head: Dalmore is a brand of whisky that's for people that do not like whisky. For those people: by Irish! Eg. Teeling. It will not be hard on your wallet, and it's high quality.
Must have left it in a hot spot for emblem to fall off. Or you dropped it right in the perfect spot
83/100 for an 18 year old with an asking price of well over £100. thats a poor score for an integrity malt - for a basic malt, forget it!. in a way im glad brands like dalmore exist. they act as a diversion for the bling brigade. even entry level springbanks would be near impossible to find outside the auctions if they as a collective became switched on to the integrity distillers / bottlers.
Respect
I watchef this video again, but i cant understand the alternative you mentioned, could you type it please? Happy 2023 for you!
. . . Isle Of Arran 18yo., or you could go for Deanston 18yo, both far superior malts.
@@ralfydotcom thank you very much.
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Dalmore. I find it not worth the money in general. There are better brands which are cheaper. Wish I could see the whisky without the added color, just out of curiosity. In my humble opinion it wouldn't be necessary to add. It could be higher in percentage. But boy, I do really really do like the Dalmore Cigar Malt. There is something with this one I really like.
Dalmore 18 vrs balblair 15 ..help ..its a Xmas gift 🎁which is best
. . . for me Balblair 15
@@ralfydotcom cheers ralfy..santa will enjoy a wee dram of that before he shoots back up my chimney..balblair 15 it is 👍..I'm new to neat whisky ,my cousin told me to watch ur reviews and I've learned alot from u ..first whisky I grabbed was dalwhinnie 15 ,then tried a load of testers ,dalmore cigar ,mcallen no 6 ..johnny walker green ,and a Japanese whiskey called enso ..monkey shoulder..now after finding my preferred pallet..Sherry cask whiskys rather than peat for me ..although I won't give up on peated whisky ..just seems a bit harsh at the moment
Completely agree with you, ralfy... Got the same disappointing opinion with their 12 year old. 'Engineered' indeed!
Im happy to call myself an apprentice of Ralfy. Ive learned so much and he has never put me on the wrong path. The Arran single malt is only available at one sercret location at a restaurant in my area. I got a dram. 90 out a hundred all day long. I will and have always avoided Dalmore. Way too expensive and that hideous color raises the red flags. Im not against trying it but im not a millionaire. Get bent Dalmore!
Dalmore King Alexander is excellent, however, the price point is in the realm of absurdity, right up there with Blue Label. If you can find a bottle of their older Gran Reserva collecting dust somewhere, it's an absolute winner, and used to be available at $60 US. For me, the sheer amount of caramel coloring that they add to their entire lineup is a major turn off.
Ralph, have you done a review on Three Barrels Brandy?
Great vid as always Ralfy... I think I'd rather honest non-age statement without the fake stuff. Anyone else here watch foodquig?..
So the bottom line is : Good whisky but way overpriced ... Thanks Ralfy 😊😊
I love Laphroig 10. But I love Dalmore 12 also. I used to get 32$ bottles of Dalmore 12 loved it. Now it is double that price. Not worth that.
Dave Martin I’m the same, Dalmore 12 is quite nice IMHO but the price these days is out of control so that by comparison it’s really poor value for money.
the fact that every expression of Dalmore has the same orange- glowy tan, you have to say the're very consistent when it comes to ading E 150 A. they even did that to their 51 yo they just released. Now, I am never going to drink that (probably), but why woud you do such a thing? If I ever buy Dalmore, it's an IB, because they do produce some lovely stuff, it's just what they do with it that puts me off.
Ouch, 18y Dalm for just 83 points ! !
Total wine in us what 249.99 for this bottle 😱 I can buy 5 bottles of green label with that money lol.
It's very expensive here in Texas, around $230
Ardbeg blaaack!
Well now I feel guilty for liking this dram. No wait....do I bollocks!! Each to their own, and I love this stuff. If I'm honest I like every Dalmore expression I've ever tried. So I'll let you all tell me how wrong I am. Wee bit judgemental this one Ralfy...."aww bless"..really!!?
12 and Cigar Malt I’ve tried. Impressed with both but Cigar Malt was special. Forget what others think I say it’s subjective. I like em. Want try the others.
The 15yr is good. The only one worth buying.
Not where I would put my money.
I can't think of anyone that has destroyed more quality distillate and managed to pass it on with fancy packaging and premium price tags than Richard Paterson. The personality and agenda of a televangelist in the whisky world.
Is televangelist the new name for clown? Call him holy roller, jester, joker or whatever you want but never a whisky blender. It would insult him.
@@nickolaymiltenov - He doesn't take insult by being called blender as long as you remember to put MASTER in front of it. I don't know why but Americans seems to love his "show". Same with Jim Murray, idolized in America. But mention any of them to a Scott and at best you get a smirk and a head shake.
Whyte and Mackay - or as we scots call them Shite and Mackay
A bit damp and cool in the bothy today? See your breath.
The biggest problem with Dalmore official bottlings is that they all have a nose that writes a check that the taste and finish cannot possibly cash. I always enjoyed the noses on Dalmore but the taste and finish leaves me simply disappointed.