Dalmore 31-year-old (D.1991, B.2023) Hunter Laing's Old & Rare / 57.5%/ 0.7l

The Old & Rare Platinum Selection series debuted in 2002 in the Douglas Laing & Co. offering (the first editions were bottled for the Japanese market).

It soon arrived in Europe, where it is still considered the most prestigious offering from independent publishers. In 2013, after 40 years of success, the Laing brothers divided the assets of the family company and started their own business. The Old & Rare series is currently owned by Hunter Laing & Co., founded and managed by Stewart Laing, and has lost none of its appeal. The Dalmore presented here, distilled in October 1991, spent over three decades in a refilled bourbon cask, the contents of which in January 2023 translated into 142 bottles of cask strength whisky (57.5% abv).

Aroma: blooming orchard, vanilla, linden honey, toffee, apples, honeydew melon, pineapples, cappuccino, milk chocolate, walnuts, notes of beeswax and oak.

Palate : fruity, vanilla, honey, mocha, milk chocolate, sultanas, cantaloupe, blackberries, coconut flakes, cinnamon, notes of candied ginger and toasted oak.

Finish : quite long, slightly waxy, with notes of vanilla, honey, mocha, citrus, cinnamon, cloves and oak.