Dalmore Single Malt 12 Year La Mancha The entry on the palate

The entry on the palate is surprisingly malty

Unlike many distilleries

The Calabretta wines hail from the DOC of Etna Rosso in northeastern Sicily

you will hear again and again that is an impossible feat

This is a wonderfully satisfying sipper

Dalmore Single Malt 12 Year La Mancha The entry on the palateThe 12 year whisky from this Northern Highlands distillery spends the first nine years of its maturation in American white oak ex bourbon casks, then is finished in Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso Sherry butts. Rich Sherry notes on nose, orange, cocoa, toasted almonds. Big in the mouth, with pretty spice notes, brown sugar, chocolate, and some concentrated citrus, like blood orange. A bit richer than its sherried cousin The Macallan. Good balance.