CHINA/INTERNATIONAL. The Dalmore has released The Cask Curation Series Sherry Edition, marking the first release in a series celebrating The Dalmore’s whisky-making artistry.
To honour the release, the Whyte & Mackay-owned Scotch whisky single malt brand has opened a pop-up boutique at the cdf Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Hainan province.
The three expressions also honour the role quality casks play in the creation of The Dalmore single malt whisky.
The Dalmore’s Cask Curation Series showcases celebrated makers and their partnerships with The Dalmore. The 2023 release – The Sherry Edition – features renowned fifth-generation winemakers González Byass of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
Each set in the collection comprises three exceptional aged-statement whiskies finished in González Byass casks which were made available exclusively to The Dalmore whisky makers.
{The Hainan offshore duty free sector is a key market for The Dalmore. In this video courtesy of Hainan Hinews, The Moodie Davitt Report’s content partner in the island province, Head of the Duty Free TV Channel Lu Tianqin discovers more about the new expressions inside The Dalmore pop-up at cdf Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex. Chinese readers can view the film via the non-YouTube version.}
Limited to just 150 sets, The Sherry Collection is presented in a bespoke leather-finished travel case hand-crafted in Florence, Italy, designed to perfectly frame the trio of new expressions. Each age-statement whisky is housed in The Dalmore’s signature bottle adorned with a matching collar.
The expressions are:
- The 26 Year Old, finished in rare González Byass 2002 vintage, Cask No.2
- The 28 Year Old, finished in very rare González Byass 30 Year Old Matusalem Sherry Cask
- The 43 Year Old, finished in very rare González 30 year old Apostoles Sherry Cask
Each expression in the collection represents The Dalmore single malt finished in González Byass Sherry Casks in its purest form – natural colour, non-chill-filtered, and cask-strength.
The collection, designed to celebrate 97 years of whisky-making artistry, was created at The Dalmore Distillery, Scotland, by Master Whisky Makers Gregg Glass and Richard Paterson OBE.
The Sherry Edition honours The Dalmore’s century-old exclusive partnership with Jerez de la Frontera fine winemakers González Byass. This fifth-generation winery is led today by Master Winemaker Antonio Flores and his daughter Silvia Flores.
“The four creative masters makers of Spain and Scotland have inherited a time-honoured collaboration between the two houses of wine and whisky making,” The Dalmore said.
“The Sherry Edition is an expression of the whisky-making artistry born of this truly special relationship between The Dalmore and González Byass. The collection encapsulates their shared pursuit of the perfect composition.”
The Sherry Edition story was born on the vine in sun-drenched Andalusia, Spain, famed for its sherry wine, whose character is shaped by the easterly Mediterranean breeze and Atlantic winds from the west. Sherry wine is laid down here to develop its character over time, alive as it serpentines from cask to cask.
Each Sherry cask resides in a bodega, from where The Dalmore’s whisky makers pick out those deemed to have the best potential for maturing whisky.
“The Sherry Edition features three whiskies born of casks that between them represent 80 years drenched in González Byass wines,” The Dalmore said.
The Dalmore distillery’s collection of idiosyncratic stills creates a New Make spirit of unique character and depth – robust and fruity, particularly well-suited to longer and more complex maturation, the brand company said.
“This allows our whisky makers to develop spirit over longer periods, and inspires them to seek out the finest and rarest casks from the world’s greatest vineyards and bodegas. Each of these exquisite casks offers unique potential, its characteristics influencing the personality of the single malt as it quietly matures over the months, years and decades,” the brand added.
This collection is the first chapter in an ongoing story. In 2024 the second release in The Dalmore Cask Curation Series will shine a light on the influence Port pipes have on the spirit, and celebrate the brand’s partnership with a famous Port wine maker.
The third release arrives in 2026, followed by the fourth and final release in 2027. Each release will celebrate The Dalmore’s exclusive relationships with outstanding wine and spirits makers. ✈
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