Whyte & Mackay adds an 18-year-old to The Dalmore's Cigar Malt line: 16 years in American white oak ex-bourbon, finished in ex-matusalem sherry plus French oak ex-marsala, -cabernet franc and -cabernet sauvignon casks, at 46% ABV (£299). It goes on sale 19 October across all Dalmore markets.

The cigar-pairing malt keeps climbing the age ladder — an 18-year-old Cigar Malt shows luxury Scotch building occasion-specific sub-ranges rather than just older core expressions.

Tagged Category for extending the Cigar Malt franchise upward — a new 18-year age statement with a five-cask finish architecture, deepening an occasion-defined sub-range.