Dalmore 21 Year Old Sherrywood

Nose: Is this the Dalmore 21 ? A bit weak and watery. Very different from what i thought. some sherry notes on the start, some balsamic, dried fruit - mostly apricot and some sultanas. not very expressive, i am afraid.

Palate: again, thin, not as big as one might think, not much wood, sherry profile alright, but very delicate. some cocoa, malt and caramel. but that's it. Again, not my type of Dalmore.

finish : some wee smoke, fruit and caramel. nothing to write home about, certainly from a 21 year old 'veteran'...

Bottom line:

I seem to mostly enjoy drams i am reviewing, but here i was in for a disappointment. This is a fine dram, don’t get me wrong! and not a bad one, but i would expect much more from the 21 year expression from Dalmore. I am missing the big sherry here (probably because most of it is oak matured), and the thin body, and nose… It may be a good after meal dram, but for around 90 GBP , there are better malts that cost 1/2 as much and i seem to like better.