Dalmore launches 33-year-old as NFT

Highland single malt The Dalmore is selling a cask of 33-year-old Scotch whisky as 223 NFT bottles.

By Melita Kiely

The Dalmore 33 Years Old whisky sits at 51% ABV. Tasting notes include cassis, blackberries, citrus, marzipan, liquorice and soft spices.

The Dalmore has partnered with Block Bar to release 223 NFTs of its 33-year-old single malt – marking the first time The Dalmore has sold an entire cask exclusively via blockbar.com.

On Tuesday 29 March, the first 10 bottles of The Dalmore 33 Years Old will be available to existing Block Bar NFT holders via a lottery on blockbar.com. Each bottle will be priced at US$8,800.

The 10 buyers will be invited on an exclusive VIP experience at the Highland distillery, which will include paid-for flights.

Pre-sale registration, also called the blocklist, for the remaining 213 bottles will open on 30 March for 48 hours, when the general public will be able to sign up ahead of the NFT release on 5 April.

The cask will be bottled in early September, and the physical bottles will be ready to collect in late December 2022.

Gerry Tosh, private client director, The Dalmore, said: “Following the success of our first NFT-backed bottle with Block Bar last November, we are pleased to exclusively release 223 bottles of this exceptional 33-year-old whisky.

“The Dalmore offers some of Scotland’s most rare and precious whisky stocks, remarkable in their desirability to collectors, investors and drinkers alike and this bottle is no exception.

“It takes artistry to craft each bottle of The Dalmore and so it is our pleasure to invite the first 10 buyers of this special single malt to experience the home of our whisky.”

NFT explained

The NFT acts as a digital receipt that verifies the buyer’s ownership of the bottle, plus its authenticity.

Each bottle will be stored at Block Bar’s facility in Singapore until the buyer chooses to redeem the bottle. The cryptographic version will be held by blockbar.com, with a record of authenticity held on the blockchain as a digital certificate of ownership.

The buyer can choose to keep the NFT in their ‘digital bar’, gift it, or redeem the physical product, which will then be delivered from the storage facility. The NFT can also be traded on the blockbar.com marketplace.

Dov Falic, co-founder and CEO of Block Bar, said: “By purchasing The Dalmore 33 Years Old Vintage on Block Bar, owners will have the rare chance to attend a celebratory bottling event at a venue chosen by the community anywhere in the world.

“This is not something you would have the chance to experience with a regular whisky purchase, let alone the fact that this is an exceptionally rare bottle in the first place. It’s something we’re extremely excited to offer in collaboration with The Dalmore.”