Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression.

This is part of the first Rivers Collection, released in 2011 following the success of the original Dee Dram bottling in 2010, a 12 year old limited edition released to raise funds for the river Dee Salmon Trust. A second “season” was bottled in 2012.

The Rivers Collection included four bottlings named after four famous Scottish Salmon rivers, The Dee, The Spey, The Tweed and The Tay.In recognition of the various trusts a donation was made to the Tay Foundation, Tweed Foundation, Spey Foundation and Dee Trust when these bottles we’re originally on the market.

The mighty river Tay is the largest of Scotland’s great Salmon rivers, and the ‘Silvery Tay’ is steeped in fishing legends.