The Story
1978. Cask No. 1. The Dalmore Constellation Collection — distilled in 1978 in an American white oak Quercus Alba cask for 29 years, then transferred in 2007 to an Oloroso sherry butt for a final 4-year finish before bottling in 2012 at 33 total years of age.
Cask No. 1 carries a specific distinction within the Constellation Collection: the sequential number identifies it as the first cask in the program from this vintage. The 29+4 cask structure (American oak primary, Oloroso finish) is the same two-phase approach The Dalmore uses across the standard range but applied to 1978 distillate — now over 45 years from its production year and among the most historically significant expressions in the current collection.
The 1978 and 1979 Constellation Collection casks together in the current Wooden Cork catalog form a consecutive-vintage pair from the program's historical archive.
Specs
- Distillery: The Dalmore, Alness, Highland, Scotland
- Style: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Cask
- Vintage: 1978
- Cask: No. 1 — Quercus Alba 29 years, then Oloroso sherry butt 4 years
- Age: 33 years total
- Bottled: 2012
- Series: Constellation Collection
Browse all Dalmore at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does Cask No. 1 (1978) differ from Cask No. 594 (1979)? Cask No. 1 received an additional 4-year Oloroso sherry butt finish after 29 years in American oak; Cask No. 594 spent its full 33 years in a single Quercus Alba hogshead. Different cask structures from consecutive vintage years.
Description
1978. Cask No. 1. The Dalmore Constellation Collection — distilled in 1978 in an American white oak Quercus Alba cask for 29 years, then transferred in 2007 to an Oloroso sherry butt for a final 4-year finish before bottling in 2012 at 33 total years of age.
Cask No. 1 carries a specific distinction within the Constellation Collection: the sequential number identifies it as the first cask in the program from this vintage. The 29+4 cask structure (American oak primary, Oloroso finish) is the same two-phase approach The Dalmore uses across the standard range but applied to 1978 distillate — now over 45 years from its production year and among the most historically significant expressions in the current collection.
The 1978 and 1979 Constellation Collection casks together in the current Wooden Cork catalog form a consecutive-vintage pair from the program's historical archive.
Specs
- Distillery: The Dalmore, Alness, Highland, Scotland
- Style: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Cask
- Vintage: 1978
- Cask: No. 1 — Quercus Alba 29 years, then Oloroso sherry butt 4 years
- Age: 33 years total
- Bottled: 2012
- Series: Constellation Collection
Browse all Dalmore at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does Cask No. 1 (1978) differ from Cask No. 594 (1979)? Cask No. 1 received an additional 4-year Oloroso sherry butt finish after 29 years in American oak; Cask No. 594 spent its full 33 years in a single Quercus Alba hogshead. Different cask structures from consecutive vintage years.
