A coastal and peaty single malt, the flagship expression from Clynelish boasts a fabulous flavour profile filled with its distinctive waxy notes. Clynelish is the successor to Brora which closed in 1983, which it is built opposite. A well rounded Highlander, though this expression is a bit less peaty than the Brora bottlings of yore.
Zesty, mandarin, tangerine. Smoky.
Quite light, great clarity. Orange, soft acidity. Dry oak. Mixed fruits, vanilla, leather.
Quite long, bitter sweetness developing, spicy oak.
Oh wow. Am mostly in to sherry bombs. But wanted something different and tried 14. And I must say I will always have a bottle hidden somewhere. Great for its price!!!
The guy below who mentioned this being good for home made blends is bang on the money. Goes beautifully with Aberlour A'Bunadh. I tried the same with Bowmore 12 and it was a salty sherry mess. This is a good whisky on its own, but definitely lends itself well to blending. Ardbeg mix worked well too.
Plenty of taste and smell plus waxy, oily coastal excellence in spades. If only the finish were a bit longer it would be my No. 1 Whisky regardless of price and age at the moment.
Delicious, high in degrees and delicate flavours.
Great bottle of whisky. A very good easy drinking scotch that has great character traits.
