Clynelish

Founded in 1819, under the name Clynelish, the distillery was established by the Marquis of Stafford who, after marrying into the Sutherland family, became the first Duke of Sutherland. The distillery was initially intended to take some proportion of local whisky supply...

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About Clynelish Whisky Distillery

Distillery Number

01408 623000

Distillery Founded

1967

Distillery Capacity

4 200 000 litres

Distillery Status

Active

Distillery Address

Brora, Sutherland

Distillery Owner

Diageo

Distillery Website

www.malts.com

1819

The 1st Duke of Sutherland, founds a distillery called Clynelish Distillery.

1827

The first licensed distiller, James Harper, files for bankruptcy and John Matheson takes over.

1834

Andrew Ross takes over the license.

1846

George Lawson & Sons takes over.

1896

James Ainslie & Heilbron takes over.

1912

James Ainslie & Co. narrowly escapes bankruptcy and Distillers Company Limited (DCL) takes over together with James Risk.

1916

John Walker & Sons buys a stake of James Risk’s stocks.

1925

DCL buys out Risk.

1931

The distillery is mothballed.

1939

Production restarts.

1960

The distillery becomes electrified.

1967

A new distillery is built adjacent to the first one, it is also named Clynelish and both operate in parallel from August.

1968

‘Old’ Clynelish is mothballed in August.

1969

‘Old’ Clynelish is reopened as Brora and starts using a very peaty malt.

1983

Brora is closed in March.

2002

A 14 year old is released.

2006

A Distiller´s Edition 1991 finished in Oloroso casks is released.

Reproduced from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2009 with the kind permission of Mr Ingvar Ronde

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Clynelish 14 Year Old 1997 (Berry Bros. & Rudd)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A delicious 14 year old Clynelish distilled in 1997 and aged in cask 6864 before bottling by Berry Brothers and Rudd in 2012. More info

$67.73

Clynelish 14 Year Old 1997(Cask 4704) - Boisdale Collection

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

Boisdale is a chain of fantastic whisky and cigar bars across London, notably Belgravia and Canary Wharf, and they have bottled this Clynelish with Berry Brothers and Rudd of St James'. Only 298... More info

$78.51

Clynelish 14 Year Old 1997 - Un-Chillfiltered (Signatory)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A 14 year old Clynelish, distilled on the 18th April 1997 and aged in two hogsheads before bottling by Signatory for their Un-Chillfiltered Collection on the 17th January 2012. A release of 783... More info

$57.20

Clynelish 15 Year Old 1997 (cask 6473) (Berry Bros. & Rudd)

(70cl, 54.80%)

Clynelish

Clynelish remains popular with whisky connoisseurs the world over and it is easy to see why with this fruity offering bottled from a single cask by Berry Brothers and Rudd. More info

$81.78

Clynelish 20 Year Old 1990 (Signatory)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

A single cask Clynelish, aged in refill butt number 3951, this was distilled on the 11th May 1990 before bottling by Signatory on the 25th September 2010. A release of 891 bottles. More info

Clynelish 23 Year Old 1988 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor)

(70cl, 50.50%)

Clynelish

A beautiful 23 year old Clynelish distilled in October 1988 and aged in cask 4543 before bottling in October 2011 by Duncan Taylor. A release of 277 bottles.
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$135.38

Clynelish 13 Year Old 1998 (Signatory)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

A 13 year old Clynelish distilled on the 27th May 1998 and aged in two hogsheads before bottling by Signatory on the 8th December 2011. A release of 824 numbered bottles.
More info

$53.36

Clynelish 1992 Oloroso Sherry - Distillers Edition

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A 1992 vintage from Clynelish, this single malt was finished in a seco Oloroso cask before bottling in 2007. The sherry notes have developed with spice and there is a lovely rum-like character. More info

$67.73

Clynelish 14 Year Old 1997 (Adelphi)

(70cl, 57.20%)

Clynelish

A wonderful 14 year old Clynelish, distilled in 1997 and bottled at natural cask strength by Adelphi... More info

$109.36

Clynelish 15 Year Old 1995 Cask 12798 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

(70cl, 56.60%)

Clynelish

An intense Clynelish, aged for 15 years in a single sherry butt, distilled in December 1995 and bottled by Signatory in 2011. A release of 629 bottles. More info

$91.25

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1992 - Un-Chillfiltered (Signatory)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

Distilled on the 18th December 1992 at Clynelish, this was aged in two hogsheads before bottling on the 18th May 2011. A release of 771 bottles from Signatory. More info

$58.67

Clynelish 1997 - Cask Strength (Gordon and MacPhail)

(70cl, 59.70%)

Clynelish

A full-bodied, smoky dram from the Northern Highland distillery, Clynelish. This single malt was distilled in 1997 and bottled at cask strength. More info

Clynelish 1993 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon and MacPhail)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

Bottled in 2006, this Connoisseur's Choice bottling of Clynelish was distilled in 1993 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail. Matured in refill sherry casks. More info

$63.85

Clynelish 23 Year Old 1974 - Rare Malts

(70cl, 59%)

Clynelish

A 23 year old cask strength bottling from the Rare Malts range of limited cask strength single malts. Distilled in 1974, this is a smoky, peppery dram from the Clynelish distillery. More info

Clynelish 24 Year Old 1972 - Rare Malts

(70cl, 61.30%)

Clynelish

From the rare malts series by Douglas Laing, this 24 year old single malt is made on the same site as the (very much more expensive) Brora. Delicious smoky and intense Highland dram. More info

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1992 - Un-Chillfiltered (Signatory)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

From Signatory's Unchillfiltered range, this was distilled at Clynelish on the 18th December 1992 and bottled on the 9th December 2009. This is from two hogsheads, numbers 17260 and 17261. A release... More info

Clynelish 13 Year Old 1995 - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

(70cl, 58.20%)

Clynelish

A single cask whisky, bottled by Signatory. This was distilled at Clynelish on the 21st December 1995 and matured in sherry butt 12792 for 13 years before bottling on the 15th September 2009. A... More info

Clynelish 11 Year Old 1997 (Signatory)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

A release of 425 bottles of vintage Clynelish, distilled on the 11th February 1997, matured in hogshead 1617 for 11 years before bottling on the 9th December 2008 by Signatory. More info

Clynelish 19 Year Old 1990 (Signatory)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

A 19 year old Clynelish, bottled by Signatory on the 16th June 2009. Matured in sherry butt number 3950, part of an outturn of 754 bottles. More info

Clynelish 12 Year Old 1997 (cask 5609) - Provenance (Douglas Laing)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A 12 year old single cask Clynelish, matured in refill hogshead 5609 before bottling by Douglas Laing. Distilled in Autumn 1997 and bottled in Autumn 2009. More info

Clynelish 11 Year Old 1996 - Provenance (Douglas Laing)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A Douglas Laing bottled Clynelish distilled in Autumn 1996 and aged for 11 years in two refill hogsheads (casks 4187 and 4188) before bottling in Spring 2007. More info

Clynelish 14 Year Old - Flora and Fauna (Old Bottle)

(70cl, 43%)

Clynelish

A very rare edition from the Flora and Fauna back catalogue. This is one of the originals that came in a wooden presentation case, and is very hard to find. Offers up lovely malty, coastal, sherry... More info

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1992 - Single Malts of Scotland (Speciality Drinks)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

Single cask whisky from Clynelish, bottled by Speciality Drinks. This was distilled on the 27th May 1992 and matured in bourbon barrel number 5871 before bottling on the 20th April 2009 as part of an... More info

Clynelish 12 Year Old 1997 (Murray McDavid)

(70cl, 46%)

Clynelish

A stunning Clynelish, distilled in 1997. This was originally aged in bourbon then finished in premier cru Médoc from Château Lafite. In 2008, it was bottled at the Bruichladdich distillery, and... More info

Clynelish 1995 - Cask Strength (Gordon and MacPhail)

(70cl, 59.10%)

Clynelish

A cask strength Clynelish, bottled by Gordon and MacPhail. This was matured in refill sherry casks and the bottlers describe it as being "Fresh with classic Highland style". More info

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