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.
Having married a Brora Lass and having a Father in Law who worked in the Distillery, I can only say that it is the "best of the best" and has been as long as I've known it and that's some time. I've tried many others in my time but I always came back to this one. The above despriptions are as accurate as ever and the price here is supurb. I'll be visiting again soon and hope to get to the distillery and the shop while I'm there. Enjoy ! !
Clynelish is a bit of an acquired taste for me - I don't think its flavour profile (similar to Oban) suits my palate particularly. It's interesting nonetheless.
mediocre ... my arse! this is top drawer malt in its class/vintage. light but fruity and spicey
A promising aroma of lacquer, appricots and peach. Sour-sweety spirit on a lacquer and partly flowery background gives a light warming effict, short aftertaste of the same kind ends with a hint of wood.
Mite!
