Clynelish 10 Year Old 2008 Signatory Vintage

We all know that the warehouses in Pitlochry contains quite some beautiful casks. Andrew Symington has amassed quite the collection in the past decades. This is a Clynelish from 2008. A teenager at drinking strength, created by blending to bourbon barrels, which yielded 448 bottles.

It needs a bit of time to breathe, to be honest. But with patience and some air, it opens up nicely. Becomes quite classic with a lovely waxiness, agrums and quinine. A hint of candy floss turns it surprisingly sweet.

The body is rather light, to be honest (the ABV has a lot to do with that), but is quite spicy. Peppers and ginger, liquorice and more pepper. The agrums shine through – evolves towards grapefruit, while it also sports a mineral side. Chalk.

The finish is medium long on citrus and peppers.

I confess, this is a rather simple Clynelish, but even those are good. In the summer of 2018 you could buy a bottle of this for just 40 EUR. Crazy, I know. Thanks, Benny.

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