Clynelish reviews

When I posted the tasting notes of the 21 Year Old ‘Birthday’ Bladnoch 1991, I already hinted at the second cask we had chosen for the 5th birthday of The Bonding Dram, a local retailer. We, in this case…

Clynelish distillery is situated near Brora on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It was built in 1968, next to the original Clynelish distillery which was closed. The original distillery was reopened…

On the nose my first impression is not great. The first big hit is of straight up harsh spirit. I keep going back but very little emerges. Finally after some water I get less spirit and more grain. There…

A touch reddish-green around the edges, mostly pale gold. Nose is intense, and plenty of heat from the cask strength whisky and some rosewater and ocean aromas. First taste is intense, and hot. Clears…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, founded in 1983, only bottles single casks at cask strength, to be sold exclusively to their members. Their labels are coded, referring to the distillery and the bottling…

In recent months, Dominiek Bouckaert, the guy behind the label ‘The Whiskyman’, is also responsible for the output of Thosop (in collaboration with Luc Timmermans). So it comes as no surprise that a…

When you spot this bottle in the stores, you would think that it is an older bottling. The bottle sports a classic looking label that invokes ‘quality’. But make no mistake, this was only bottled this…

Distilled in 1992 and bottled in 2008 Bought while visiting Talisker 2 years ago . I didn't like it at first... but I will give him another chance... let's taste it again. The nose is very subtle, hard…

This is yet another Clynelish from Malts of Scotland. I wonder how many casks they have lying around from this Highlander.The nose is very creamy, almost buttery, on melon, grapefruit, apples and honey…

This is a very pale Clynelish. Obviously a bourbon cask, bottled by the Meadowside Blending Company and marketed under the Maltman label. It was distilled in May 1998 and bottled after 13 years, in…