Clynelish 34 Year Old 1972 Single Malts of Scotland

Single Malts of Scotland is a series brought to market by Sukhinder Singh, the owner of the popular The Whisky Exchange. This Clynelish 1972 already appeared in 2007, much to the joy of many whisky lovers. Let us get to it!

A waxy nose on all kinds of stone fruits, mostly apricots, plums and peaches, joined by pear drops and a wonderful smokiness. Hints of peat and woodsmoke. Loads of ginger. Feisty!

The attack is very prickly and warm with loads of peppers. The sweetness bows down to something that reminds me of kinine and tonic. Mustard seeds! The oak becomes very loud now. Midpalate some wet leafs join in. Very good indeed.

The finish is very long on pepper, salt and ginger before returning to the sweet fruit.

Clynelish fans will find this one superb, undoubtedly, but to my taste it is just a tad too sharp on the palate to be absolutely top. The nose is up there, though!

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