The Dalmore Announces Third Chapter of the Luminary Series
The Dalmore has announced the third chapter in the Luminary Series, featuring two new Highland Single Malt Scotch whiskies curated in partnership with V&A Dundee and created in collaboration with Ben Dobbin of Foster + Partners.
The Dalmore Luminary 2025 Edition – The Rare:
The oldest whisky to be released in The Luminary Series, this 52 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is held in a specially designed decanter, housed within a bespoke sculpture designed by Ben Dobbin.
The 52 year old single malt was matured in American White Oak ex-Bourbon barrels, then finished in an assemblage of Vintage 1980 Calvados, 1940 Colheita Port, Tawny Port, 40 Years Old Pedro Ximénez Sherry, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape casks. Bottled at 40.3% ABV, natural color, and non-chill filtered, it’s described as having aromas of “baked red apples, honey, sugared almonds, and soft wood spice.” The palate exhibits notes of “rich caramel, apple crumble, dark chocolate, and blood orange.” It finishes with “vanilla, tarte tatin, marzipan, and liquorice.”
The Dalmore Luminary 2025 Edition – The Rare will be offered at auctioned by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, where the sculpture and decanter will be on display from May 9th–16th. The auction will close on May 16th, with 100% of the proceeds to be donated to V&A Dundee.
The Dalmore Luminary No. 3 – 2025 Edition – The Collectible:
The Dalmore Luminary No. 3 – 2025 Edition – The Collectible is a 17 year old single malt matured in American White Oak ex-Bourbon barrels, then finished in an assemblage of Calvados, Vintage Calvados (1989 and 1999), Matusalem Sherry, Apostoles Sherry, red wine casks from Bordeaux and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and ex-Bourbon barrels. Bottled at 49.2% ABV, natural color, and non-chill filtered, it’s described as having aromas of “vibrant orchard character that leads on to Madagascan vanilla and cinnamon, with delicate rose water top notes.” The palate is exhibits “rich butterscotch, red apples, tarte tatin, dark cacao, red liquorice, and soft wood spices, elevated by notes of cardamom, Seville oranges, and green tea.” It finishes with notes of “dried apricots, ripe blackberries, fresh baked brioche, and soft lingering cassia bark.”
The Dalmore Luminary No. 3 – 2025 Edition – The Collectible is limited to 20,000 bottles. It will be available beginning mid-May 2025 at select retailers worldwide, as well as global travel retail, for a recommended retail price of $399 / £299 / €340.
Source: The Dalmore.