Mon 24 Apr 2006
You may have noticed that for a little over 30 hours HumiBlog was down due to hosting SLQ failures. I have taken steps to change hosts and within a couple of days the transfer should be complete. In the mean time, there may be some glitches here and there.

Now, without further ado, here’s this week’s worthy single highland malt scotch: The Dalmore 12 Year from the black isle.
This whisky has an attractive golden mahogany hue that looks enticing from the start. There’s just something about dark single malt that I can’t resist. The nose is certainly intense and appropriately so, yet not without finesse. The malt tones are accompanied by notes of orange zest, cherry and oak. It also strikes me as slightly sweeter than other single malts.
The palate is full-bodied and full-flavored; there is real substance there. Rich citrus zest notes accompany the malt, spice and cream toffee notes in a well balanced fashion. The finish is equally smooth but full of flavor, with some notes of vanilla and sweet licorice as well.

I found The Dalmore 12 Year single highland malt to be full, fine and extremely satisfying. A great scotch deserving of the highest HumiBlog honors.





April 25th, 2006 at 1:08 am
Is “robe” a whisky term? I’m assuming it refers to the color or hue, but I haven’t heard the word used to describe whisky before, though I must admit my knowledge as well as my vocabulary are limited in that area. I’ve tried the Dalmore “Cigar” malt, which I liked, even though I’m not too crazy about Highlands — a little too sweet for my taste.
April 25th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
No, actually it’s a french wine term to describe the same thing. I think I’ve been in France too long…