Dalmore Mackenzie

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Ever wondered how the clan MacKenzie earned the right to the stag's head as its emblem. In 1263 King Alexander III of Scotland shot as stag with a single arrow while hunting, the infuriated beast charged the king with the intent of goring him when a quick thinking MacKenzie fell on the stag with his sword. In gratitude for saving his life the King granted the clan Macakenzie the use of the stags head in their coat of arms. Dalmore was operated and later owned by members of the Mackenzie family from 1867/1891 until 1960 when Mackenzie Brothers Ltd. merged with Whyte & MacKay. Every bottle features a stags head, with its 12 points signifying "royal"... The Dalmore Mackenzie is a port finished 1992 vintage Dalmore, bottled at 46% (finally) and packaged in a box featuring Benjamin West's Painting "The Fury of the Stagg" John Hansel of Malt Advocate gave the whisky 91pts. It is exclusive in Canada to KWM. ml