Whisky Douglas Laing, Dalmore 12 Years Old, 1999, gift box, 0.7 L

Dalmore 12 Years Old, 1999 - single malt whiskey, distilled in the distillery Dalmore in April 1999 and stood in a barrel 12 years, until April 2011. In whiskey production process and is colored caramel does not undergo cold filtration. Pouring whiskey in a series of "Old Malt Cask" Company undertook Douglas Laing. The release of only 429 bottles.

A collection of "Old Malt Cask" is of the best spirits of different regions of Scotland. Barrels of the highest quality for this collection personally selects from the warehouses of the company Hunter Laing. Whiskey is bottled at the optimal time to "catch" and demonstrate the unique properties of each instance.

Dalmore Distillery is located in the picturesque mountains of Scotland, on the north shore of the Bay of Firth of Cromarty, the rich natural resources: deep clean Loch Mori and coastal soils of the Black Isle (Black Isle), give birth to a gorgeous golden barley. Dalmore exclusively engaged in the production of single malt whiskey since 1839. For nearly a century distillery were owned by the Clan Mackenzie. Adorns each bottle head of a deer taken with the coat of arms of the Mackenzie. The story goes that in 1263 a distant ancestor Mackenzie saved King Alexander hunting III, killing a deer with one arrow. In gratitude, the king granted him the right to represent the coat of arms deer head with twelve branches on the horns, which means "royal", and the slogan "Save the King."

Despite the fact that today the plant changed owners Dalmore, a decisive influence on the Clan Mackenzie plant appears to this day. Keep the style of whiskey, compounding its production and even the old equipment. Some distillation cubes, set at the factory, dating back to 1874. Unusual design cubes. Four of them have flat tops rather than the usual "swan neck", which allows heavier alcohols and characteristic. The other four have a unique water cube outer cylinder around the "neck", which provide a constant cooling copper and more thorough cleaning alcohol. Another feature of the plant Dalmore - how aging whiskey. There is an old Scottish proverb: "The tree makes the whiskey." By law, Scotch whiskey must be aged in oak barrels. The Dalmore used two types of barrels - from the American and European oak. Each type brings its scents of whiskey displacing heavier unwanted. Used and old barrel bourbon or sherry, which also adds the whiskey nuances of aroma and taste. When the master distiller plant Dalmore believes that the whiskey has matured and is ready for bottling, he chooses whiskey barrels both species and combines them together. Then, he again returns have mixed whiskey barrels for a further four months to calm down components, fully integrated and coordinated with each other. As a result, the whiskey gets an exceptional balance of flavors: original fresh fruit is complemented by the sweet notes of vanilla and coconut from American barrels of bourbon and aromatic spices with hints of dried fruit from the European red oak sherry.

Company Douglas Laing and Co, headed today brothers Fred and Stewart Laing, was founded by their father, Fred Douglas in 1948. Brothers successfully expanded the product range and entered the world market with great samples. The peculiarity of the company is a huge stock of different malts past 50 years. Douglas Laing and Co produces single malt whiskey and odnobochkovoy and blended.