Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition Sets Release Date

A Three Bottle Study of Madeira Casks

The Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition is a collection of three single malts, each finished in a different style of Madeira cask. The series comprises a 30 Year Old finished in a 2010 Terrantez Madeira cask, a 34 Year Old finished in a 2018 Bual Madeira cask, and a 45 Year Old finished in a 2012 Malvasia Madeira cask.

The three expressions are bottled at 48.3%, 44.5% and 40.7% ABV respectively, each in 700ml bottles. The release is scheduled for 15 September 2026, with a total of 150 bottles available.

"Madeira is renowned for its connection with the world's finest wines and our hand selected casks from three distinctive styles, Terrantez, Bual and Malvasia, celebrate different facets of the island's legendary winemaking."

The range continues The Dalmore's Cask Curation Series, which explores how different cask types shape the distillery's characterful spirit. Each edition in the series presents a curated set of single malts, highlighting the influence of individual cask styles on the final whisky.

Distilled in 1970 and Finished Across Three Decades

The oldest expression in the collection was distilled in 1970, while the 30 and 34 Year Old bottlings were distilled more recently, with the 34 Year Old drawing on a 2018 Bual Madeira cask and the 30 Year Old on a 2010 Terrantez Madeira cask. The Malvasia cask that finished the 45 Year Old dates from 2012.

The tasting profiles differ markedly across the trio. The 30 Year Old opens with orange blossom, citrus zest, hazelnut and exotic spice on the nose, moves into stone fruit, caramelised orange peel and toasted walnut on the palate, and closes on dried apricot, caramel, sweet oak and allspice. The 34 Year Old carries dried fig, stone fruit, vanilla toffee and cardamom on the nose, with Seville orange, peach, Manuka honey and nutmeg on the palate, and a finish of dried fruit, toffee, sweet oak and patisserie spice.

The 45 Year Old shows dates, stewed fruit, toffee and stem ginger on the nose, golden syrup, dried fruit, chocolate orange and walnut on the palate, and spiced orange, toffee, sweet malt and crystallised ginger on the finish.

Availability and the Wider Cask Curation Series

The Madeira Cask Edition joins a series that has previously included wine cask expressions such as the Dalmore 28 Years Old 1997 Colheita Tawny Port Cask Finish, Distillery Select Series 2025, which was released on 11 October 2025 alongside the Dalmore 13 Years Old 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Finish and the Dalmore 17 Years Old 2007 Loire Valley Wine Cask Finish.

The Distillery Select Series 2025 releases were covered in an earlier article on Dalmore Red Wine Cask Edition Tops Collector Wishlists, which tracked collector interest in the distillery's cask exploration releases.

The Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition will be available on Spiritory.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition?

It is a collection of three single malts from The Dalmore, each finished in a different style of Madeira cask: a 30 Year Old Terrantez, a 34 Year Old Bual, and a 45 Year Old Malvasia.

How many bottles are in the release?

The release totals 150 bottles, with the three expressions bottled across all three styles.

When will the release be available?

The release is scheduled for 15 September 2026.

Where can I buy the Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition?

The Dalmore Cask Curation Series The Madeira Cask Edition will be available on Spiritory.