Clynelish 1983 23 Year Old Rum Cask Finish Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Clynelish 14 Year Old

Clynelish is a Highland distillery owned by Diageo. The distillery doesn't release a ton of official bottlings as much of their stock goes into blends such as Johnnie Walker Gold. John Glaser of Compass Box, who previously worked for Johnnie Walker as a marketing director, uses Clynelish in most of his Compass Box blends. So Clynelish has a good...

Score 87/100

Clynelish G & M Clynelish 12 YO

This review is based upon a 50 ml mini bottle which was given to me by Igor Kossov. Thank you, Igor. This is an old bottle. My guess is that it was bottled in the 1990s Nose: clear clean very beautiful barley. There may be a hint of peat, but if there is any here, it is mild. Barley is what you smell, and it is great here. Higher pitched and more...

Score 88/100

Clynelish Blackadder Raw Cask 1989/2003

Another week, another Blackadder Raw Cask, I guess? This week an old Clynelish from 1989. Thusfar I've only tried the 14yo official bottling and I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the distinct taste of Clynelish, a very distinct taste. The bottle: a 5cl miniature,normally they just contain some small particles from the cask, this one...

Score 90/100

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