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.
This is a great 46% ABV Non Chill-Filtered Whisky. Very fresh, when you get tired of sherried sweet whisky.
Very good 14 YO. Honey on the nose... after a splash, brought out the zesty bitterness flavour that lingers on your tongue.
A very distinctive single malt. Sweet and heathery on the nose, a bit of a salty taste to it and some definitely strong wood influence- wax, leather, oaky bitterness and some tang, but overall very pleasant because it is accommodated by the sweeter malt taste, and adds complexity to that. Some flower and grapefruit-like bitterness in the finish.
Surprised to be surprised. This is very high quality.
Tasted it recently. Far better than it was a few years back when it became a Speyside wannabe with a wretched perfumey stench on the nose. I hope to see Clyne returning to its farmy and smoky roots in the tradition of the old young Broras. I bought a 15 year exclusive cask from creative that was quite rugged farmy, smoky and complex. If the OB could even get half way back into that place then it would be worth the money for sure.
