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Sunshine in a glass: Highland single malt meets Spanish flair in The Dalmore Aged 17 Years
By Tempus | 3 March 2026 | Food & Drink
Where exceptional Highland single malt scotch meets Spanish flair – The Dalmore Aged 17 Years is infused with the warmth of Andalusian sunshine, exquisitely aged in rare sherry casks
Three thousand hours of sunshine bathe the chalky white Albariza soil in Jerez every year, producing beautiful growing conditions for the Palomino and Pedro Ximénez grape varieties to make truly exceptional sherry from the world-renowned bodega, González Byass. Sherry born from these grapes form half of the story of the newest single malt release from The Dalmore, Aged 17 Years.
The distillery’s famously idiosyncratic copper stills yields a robust spirit with prominent malt and citrus notes, introducing a depth of flavour that is perfectly suited to long maturation. This spirit is initially matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, before continuing its journey into a trilogy of hand selected González Byass’ sherry casks – Rare Apostoles, Amoroso and Matusalem Oloroso, imparting their intricate flavours accumulated over decades maturing in the Bodegas.
The three sherry casks are made exclusive to The Dalmore, demonstrating the longstanding partnership between the Highland single malt and González Byass, providing the whisky makers with casks of great provenance, age, and character that lend individual, enriching characteristics to the whisky. Apostoles anchors the spirit with depth, Amoroso balances savoury with sweet, and Matusalem Oloroso provides a rich, rounded sweetness.
This careful cask selection by the master whisky makers delivers in drawing out more of the sweet oak influence and delicate spice notes, and achieving this vision is more than a feat of curation.
It is the fruit of The Dalmore’s centuries old excellence and artistry of harnessing sherry casks to enhance their single malt, culminating in a whisky with an inherent richness and decadence, unfolding through notes of poached pears, forest berries and orange marmalade on the palate, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg on the finish.
As a new and permanent addition to The Dalmore’s core range, the Principal Collection, this is an expression created with a reverence for sherry cask maturation, distinguished by its deeper complexity of flavour. A single malt as special as the moment it celebrates.
Available from thedalmore.com online boutique now, and UK whisky specialist stores from March 2026.