Dalmore Valour

Dalmore Valour is a true Dalmore : no age statement, low strength and a few tricks with casks. Like most of the new travel retail bottlings by the way, it’s not just a problem of Dalmore.

In this case, the trick is to mention ‘maturation in 30 years old Matusalem sherry casks’. Are the casks 30 years old, or does it refer to the fact that the sherry used to season the casks is 30 years old (on average)? While it maj make the whisky look better, what really matters is that the whisky itself is much younger. The other trick...