CMONVIN > Whisky Dalmore 1973 Gonzalez Byass Finish 30 Year Old 2,900€VAT EXCL Contact Customer Service In 1263, Colin of Kintail, Chief of the clan Mackenzie, saved King Alexander III of Scotland from a charging stag. As a reward the grateful King granted Colin of Kintail the lands of Eilean Donan and the right to use the 12-pointed Royal Stag as the Mackenzie clan crest. The distillery was founded in 1839 by entrepreneur Alexander Matheson, who after 28 years decided it was time to pass on the distillery to Andrew and Charles of the Mackenzie clan, the distillery remained family-owned until 1960 when one of Dalmore's main customers, Whyte & Mackay, took control and continue down that path as pioneers of exquisite cask curation, resulting in a whisky of legendary depth. Distilled on the 22nd March 1973 and matured in American oak before being finished in Matusalem Oloroso sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass, Jerez de la Frontera. This was then bottled as a 30 year old. 70cl/42%
