The Dalmore Portfolio Series 2026: Highland whisky meets Scottish street art
The final release in The Dalmore's celebrated Portfolio Series brings together red wine cask finishes and the bold graphic language of artist KMG, whose vibrant designs draw inspiration from the distillery's windswept Highland landscape.
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The Dalmore Portfolio Series 2026 completes a trilogy of Highland single malts finished in hand selected Bordeaux casks from some of Bordeaux’s most distinguished Châteaux vineyards. What sets this final release apart is its creative collaboration with Scottish street artist KMG and the design museum V&A Dundee, transforming whisky bottles into a gallery of character and place.
KMG’s work is instantly recognisable: bold lines, vibrant figures and an almost tactile energy that leaps from surfaces. For this commission, she drew her palette from the shoreline and landscape surrounding The Dalmore distillery itself. Wildflowers, plants and seaweed became visual reference points, their natural textures translated into the trio of designs that now dress each bottle. The resulting artwork carries a colour language inspired directly by the whiskies within: the warm vanilla and citrus of No.1, the crushed almonds and fresh ginger notes of No.2, and the blackcurrant and dark cocoa depth of No.3.
No.1 opens with a Bordeaux wine cask finish offering rich vanilla, citrus and ripe fruit. No.2, finished in Châteauneuf du Pape oak, layers in crushed almonds, sweet sultanas and ginger brightness. No.3, the collection’s pinnacle, showcases a Select Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon cask finish with blackcurrant intensity, baked apples and the warmth of dark cocoa.
The Portfolio Series 2026 is available at worldwide travel retail boutiques in major airports and at V&A Dundee in limited quantity, each bottle a functional piece of art that speaks to both craftsmanship and place.
Imagery courtesy of The Dalmore (@thedalmore).