Clynelish 1994 11 Year Old Sherry Speciality Drinks Single Malts of Scotland

Clynelish 1997/2013 15 Year Old Signatory

Clynelish distillery is situated near Brora on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It was built in 1968, next to the original Clynelish distillery which was closed. The original distillery was reopened in May 1969 under the name of Brora and until July 1973 produced a heavily peated whisky to supply the blending industry; this was done to cover a...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

Smells tangy. Lemon peel. Pine smoke. Hasty pudding. Tastes a bit challenging in a good way. Oak. Dried tart fruits. Gloucester cheese. Vanilla. Leather. Lasts for medium length in the mouth. Bitter oak. Spices. Turning to sweet malt and sugars. Pleasant burn with no water. With a little water, it opens up to a smoother, sweeter disposition. I...

Score 85/100

Clynelish 19 Year Old 1996 Signatory for The Bonding Dram

This very pale Clynelish came from the warehouses of Signatory and was bottled a few years ago by three Flemish whisky shops: The Bonding Dram, The Single Malt Whisky Shop and Prima Vinum. It’s a single cask at cast strength and I presented it recently at a Clynelish/Brora Masterclass in Ghent. The typical beeswax is present on the nose from the...

Score 86/100

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Mercenary for Dram 4 ALS

Dram 4 ALS is an initiative by severl whisky friends to raise money for ‘A Heart for ALS’, a non-profit organization that supports research into this neuromuscular disease. One of the bottlings is this 18 years old Clynelish from – you guessed it – 1997. It is wonderfully waxy on the nose, as was to be expected. And equally fruity. Think red...

Score 88/100