Clynelish 1982 27 Year Old The Perfect Dram

Clynelish Blackadder Raw Cask 1995 19 Year Old

A final review for Blackadder Raw Cask Clynelish 19 year old, distilled 1995 and bottled 2014, cask 1471, 8 of 60. The only Clynelish I did not pick up from the LCBO. Instead of being ruthless ripped off here in Ontario, I allowed myself to be ruthlessly ripped off in San Francisco. Still, the shop I visited in SF had its whisky selection located...

Score 90/100

Clynelish 9 Year Old 2008 The Ultimate

This is a very young Clynelish, if you ask me. Distilled in 2008 and bottled 2 years ago by Van Wees in Holland in their The Ultimate series. The barrel still yielded 235 bottles, at cask strength. Quite pale. White fruit and candle wax! That is the nose in a nutshell. Vanilla and nougat, apples, gooseberries and a hint of coconut and pineapple....

Score 83/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

A great finish to our class. Medium-to-deep amber in colour, solidly bodied. More sea salt on the nose (like many of these whiskies), wet grass, thick toffee, hay and even rubber. Oily mouthfeel, quite oaky, with paprika, light sherry and caramel. Medium-to-long peppery finish. Very distinctive!

Score 90/100

Clynelish 17 Year Old 1997 Signatory UCF

Clynelish 1997... that in itself already sounds magical to my ears. I have been fortunate enough to have tried many Clynelish of that vintage and so far it has always been a party. The expectations for this 17 Year Old are thus quite high. It was bottled by Signatory in their well-known Un-Chillfiltered Series. Andrew vatted two hogsheads and...

Score 86/100