Dalmunach 2015/2021 Lady of the Glen 6 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 59,6%

Dalmunach began distilling in 2015. This bottle comes from that very first year — and six years on it is already a historic release from a distillery nobody knows yet.

Expert description

Dalmunach 2015/2021 Lady of the Glen 6 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in an oloroso quarter cask and bottled at cask strength of 59.6% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The cask carries the number 22 and gave 157 bottles. Dalmunach opened in 2015 at Carron in Speyside on the site of the demolished Imperial distillery and is one of the most modern productions in Scotland. A quarter cask is only about a quarter of a normal cask, which gives far more contact between wood and spirit — an efficient way of getting cask character into a young whisky.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dark and intense for its age. Raisin, dark chocolate and orange peel, with a young, cereal freshness under the sherry.

Palate

Powerful and concentrated. Dried fruit, cocoa and spice, with malted cereal and a peppery warmth from the cask strength. The quarter cask has worked fast and left clear wood structure.

Finish

Long and dry, with dark fruit, nuts and a warm spiced close.

Specifications

Name: Dalmunach 2015/2021 Lady of the Glen 6 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 59,6%
Distillery: Dalmunach
Bottler: Lady of the Glen
Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 6 years
ABV: 59.6%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso quarter cask no. 22
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2015
Bottled: 2021
Number of bottles: 157
Edition: Single Cask

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dried Fruit · Chocolate · Young · Cask Strength

Investment potential

Medium. A release from the distillery's first production year in only 157 bottles. Early vintages from new distilleries often become sought after once the house later finds its form.

Did you know?

Dalmunach is built on the site of the Imperial distillery, demolished in 2013. The still house is laid out so that the eight pot stills stand in a formation meant to recall a sheaf of barley — an architectural nod to the grain the whole business rests on.

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Frequently asked questions about Dalmunach 2015/2021 Lady of the Glen 6 years

What is a quarter cask?

A small cask of roughly a quarter the size of a normal hogshead. The smaller volume gives far more contact between wood and spirit, so cask character develops faster.

Is six years young?

Yes, but here it works. The small oloroso cask gives rapid cask influence, and the cask strength carries the young, cereal core. The result is more powerful than the age suggests.

What kind of distillery is Dalmunach?

One of Scotland's newest, opened in 2015 at Carron in Speyside on the site of the demolished Imperial distillery. The production is very modern and heavily automated.

How many bottles exist?

157 bottles from cask number 22. Lady of the Glen bottles single casks, so the release cannot be made again.

Should I add water?

At 59.6% it is powerful. A couple of drops open the dark fruit and soften the alcohol — taste it neat first so you can feel the difference.

What defines Speyside whisky?

Fruit, malt and soft sweetness rather than smoke. Dalmunach is so new that the house style is still taking shape. See the rest of the region in our Speyside Whisky.