Clynelish 1983 24 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

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...

Score 85/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old 2004 Samaroli

Are you ready for a legendary bottling? A future classic? Samaroli is already legendary, of course, but the 340 bottles of this special release ‘from Silvano’s collection’ which appeared two years ago are long gone by now. On the secondhand market (read: auction) this is sold for big money. Silvano Sigfirdo Samarli, born in 1939, passed away in...

Score 85/100

Clynelish 28 Year Old 1982 Malts of Scotland

We already know that Malts of Scotland has some great Clynelish. The sistercasks 5894 and 5895, that I tasted eighteen months ago, are testament to that. This 28 Year Old is from the same year. Chances are it is just as good. That is a tall order, though, as the godly twins were sublime. Yep, on the nose it is bulls eye from the start. A Han Solo...

Score 91/100

Clynelish 1995 16 Year Old Signatory

from a purchased sample Nose: Waxy, honey, and richly fruity. Notes of toffee, apricot, quince, plum jam, and raspberry compote. It's all a bit elegant. There's a nervous quality as it flits back to lemons and wax. Vanilla and salty grass. Dried mango and bread pudding. There's a lot to like here. Candied apples and sweet chai in the aether....

Score 89/100