Clynelish 17 Year Old Manager's Dram

Clynelish 20 Year Old 1996 200th Anniversary Release

In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the distillery, Clynelish released this exclusive bottling, composed with a very small amount of sherry casks that were especially put aside for the occasion in 1996. I don’t need to tell you these sold like sweets – even though it was only available at the distillery and despite the hefty price tag of 350...

Score 89/100

Clynelish 10 Year Old 1996 The Single Malts of Scotland

The Single Malts of Scotland is a label from Sukhinder Singh, owner of the famous The Whisky Exchange. In 2007 – admittedly, a while ago – he bottled this Clynelish 1996. You can hardly go wrong with that, trust me. When I found this sample in my cabinet I knew I was in for a feast. Here we go! The nose is waxy on yellow fruit (mirabelles,...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 13 Year Old 1995 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

This whisky spent almost (well) as much time in the bottle than is has on the sherry cask. Bottled in 2009, this is a Clynelish from 1995 – the golden period in my book – at cask strength in one of those beautiful but rather clumsy (to pour from) decanters from Signatory. Wonderful color. Mouthwatering. Ka-boom! What a grand nose! Christmas cake...

Score 88/100

Clynelish 12 Year Old 1996 Wilson & Morgan

Another Clynelish from the golden 1990s, but then with a Marsala finish by Italian bottler Wilson & Morgan. It has been in the bottle for as long as it had been in the cask. The fact that it could still be bottled at 60% begs the question: was it put to sleep on a higher ABV than the industry standard of 63.5%? I guess so. Sweet nose, but...

Score 85/100