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.
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graham cracker and digestive cookie , sweet cereal and marshmellow hint of honey dew on the nose, vegetal sweet and grassy, sour note, numbing and oily, spearmint notes, citrus orange and dark choc, mellon and rind bitter note, after 10 minutes on the palate last words-complex and well balanced covering large portions of the flavour wheel- sweet salty sour smoky chilli pepper, spicy lip smacking full mouth from lips to tongue to cheeks , spicy sweet and salty finish slightly smoky, numb and dry hangs on forever takes a full 20 minutes to appreciate- profile is understated on the box!
Marzipan and citrus on the nose, silky smooth on the palette with a drop of lemon. No hint of peat for me.
It’s not peaty but very good. Tasting notes above are spot on - just take out the word smoky.
Another single malt showing the steep decline of Scotch whisky. Where is the classic wax of old days Clynelish? Feels just like another chill filtered, bad cask’s, modern produced spirit without the soul and complexity of the past.
I don't know if it's because Diageo took most of the spirit, but the taste seems to have changed. Especially, I think the waxy feeling has gotten a lot weaker. Anyway, I think it's an exquisite whiskey and a symbol and spirit of Clynelish distillery
