Clynelish reviews

The Clynelish distillery shares terrain with that other distillery, long closed and enjoying a near cult status, Brora (founded in 1819 under the name Clynelish). The current Clynelish distillery was…

Any whisky connoisseur will tell you that we all buy Clynelish's to try and find that one magic bottle the recaptures some of the old Brora magic. So we'll see how we get on with this young on', bottle…

Nose: Very nice notes of sherry and chocolate initailly but it does not dominate in any way, theres also a fresh, natural and earthy side as you really get a good nosing , wet soil, grass, slight mint…

Nose: Fresh fruity nose mainly limes and grapefruits. A big waxy profile which i am fast becoming a big fan of. Theres also a light peaty, mineral side to it. Taste: Very much in keeping with the nose…

This Clynelish 1982 was bottled by the independent bottler Malts of Scotland, based in Germany. It was distilled on 15/12/1982 and bottled last March, making it 27 year old. It has matured on a bourbon…

Ocean spray on the nose and palate at first glance. Sweet vanilla comes to the fore next. Soft flavours on the palate, well balanced finishing with a hoppy tannic-ness.

Nose is spicy oak and ocean iodine. Colour is a bright gold with a hint of green in it. Rich mouthfeel with significant heat from the alcohol to go with the spicy oak and vanilla flavours.

This is the Douglas Laing & Co 'Old Malt Cask' bottling (not the one pictured).The smell is initially sea salt, peat, smoke and even a hint of iodine, but gives way to a fruity, vanilla, toffee sweetness…

Tastes like flowers

I love the distillery Clynelish 14 bottling, but this is, I think even better. Its nose has a light sherry top note with fruit, light smoke, raisns and banana below On the palate it is mouth-coating,…