Clynelish 1971 38 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1996 Blackadder Raw Cask

This Raw Cask bottling from Blackadder is already a bit older, but thanks to my buddy Manny from the Netherlands I was able to put it on the lips. It is a Clynelish distilled in 1996 and aged on a sherry cask. After 16 years it delivered 528 bottles at cask strength, in this case a whopping 58.6%. And yes, there are again some black crumbs in...

Score 88/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

Last night I took it upon myself to try a Scottish pub nearby that has quite the selection of Whisky. A huge array. This gem is the Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City, OR. Came for the Whisky, stayed for the company. I ended up meeting the owner of the place, who was sitting at the table next to mine. He happens to be very dear friends with a one...

Score 88/100

Clynelish 2008 Distillery Only

from a purchased sample Nose: Delicately sweet and malty with trace wax, lemon zest, salt, and coastal stones. Perfumy vanilla with flecks of sharp ginger and pepper. We're on pretty solid ground so far with a Clynelish. More resinous with time. Rather winey, too, somewhere between a buttery Chardonnay, a Zinfandel, and an 'off' Sauternes from a...

Score 85/100

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1997 Brachadair

Do you remember Brachadair? This Belgian bottler made quite an entrance a couple years ago with three lovely releases: Braeval 1991, Arran 1996 and Laphroaig 1998, all single casks. But then all went quiet… until now. Patrick and his team have finally obtained an excise bond from the government and can now truly get into higher gear. This...

Score 89/100