Clynelish 1990 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask #6939 Douglas Laing

Clynelish 14 Year Old

The wild cat on the tube is very appealing, a hangover from when this used to be a mainstay of the Flora and fauna range of Diageo malts, I suppose it still is really... A coastal Highland distillery if that is not a contradiction in terms that produces distinctive malt. Nose: Fino sherry on a sea breeze. Sweet sea salt vanilla and black...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

The nose opens with sweet barley, honey follows, then the fruit. The smell of the sea comes soon after, which then reveals hints of old wood. After allowing it to open up more, I noticed a faint smell that reminded me of our old produce cellar that I would sneak into as a kid : ) When this stuff hits your palette, all the complexity that makes up...

Score 91/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

Tonight was time to start my Christmas season of tasting. It's been a while since I had a Clynelish so I decide to open a bottle I bought about 3 or 4 years ago, an Hart Brothers finest collection Clynelish distilled in November 1998 and bottled in January 2013. This my first whisky since the epic tasting of last week. As I was saying , this is...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1997 Signatory Un-Chillfiltered for The Bonding Dram

Dim's Drams, Malt Whisky Corner and The Bonding Dram bought this cask together from Signatory from their Un-Chillfiltered Collection, meaning it is bottled at 46%. What is interesting, of course, is that this is a Clynelish from 1997, a vintage known for being good to excellent. Something to look forward to. The nose is surprisingly soft on...

Score 84/100