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Dalmore 21 Malt: priced for its fans

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1/Some bottles make friends across the whole room. The Dalmore 21 keeps a smaller circle, and that circle is devoted. This is a dram priced for the people who already love it.

2/Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest it what the Dalmore 21 is worth to them, each starting from what they pay for their own, and the answers run from $113 to $580. At $990 it sits above all of them. It's priced for its fans.

3/And those fans get plenty for it. Twenty-one years shows up as dark fruit and chocolate, sherry and vanilla, a twist of orange peel. The palate is full and luscious, with dried fruit, caramel and oak. The finish just keeps going.

4/It usually sells around $990, and that's where it sits this week. Across the bottle, about 23 pours, that works out to $42.68 for a glass at home. The kind of glass you'd want to take your time over.

5/So who's it for? New to Dalmore? There are gentler ways in first. Already smitten? This is the long-matured one to pour slowly and savour. Its fans know exactly what they're reaching for.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Dalmore 21 Year Old Malt Whisky 700mL.
Dalmore 21 Malt price this week: $990 (price.ticket)
Dalmore 21 Malt 360° low (like for like): $113 (price_360.seats)
Dalmore 21 Malt 360° high (like for like): $580 (price_360.seats)
Dalmore 21 Malt usual price: $990 (price_guide.usual)
Dalmore 21 Malt per standard drink: $42.68 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Dalmore 21 Malt what it's worth to them, each starting from what they pay for their own, and the answers run from $113 to $580. At $990 it sits above all of them: it's priced for its fans.
Dalmore 21 Malt: standard drinks in the bottle: about 23

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Dalmore 21 Year Old Malt Whisky

$989.99list 11-05

CE 360° $678.28 · 31.5% over · #37 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $42.68 · #36 of 36 in Highlands

39 pieces · observed

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