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.
I recently purchased a bottle of Clynelish 14 year old after reading several glittering reviews. I was not disappointed! This whisky has shot into my top 5 and is a steal for its age. If you are a fan of Old Pulteney this is a must try.
Just tried this based on a Ralfi review. Not dissatisfied but not quite as good as I expected. Also watched several other reviews and all mentioned a great balance of sweetness, deep fruit, caramel etc and the right balance of peat. But I'm not noticing any peat at all. Reminds me more of a 12 yo Bunnahabhain. Even with the addition of water it's still not bringing up anything that interesting for the price. $ 75.oo here in Florida. Hoping it develops in the bottle as the oxygen works.
One of my favourites, really a great whisky. Complex and interesting, for some reason it seems to have changed character a bit every time I come back to it. But always very very good though. The rich and full mouthfeel is simply amazing. Highly recommended.
I absolutely love this; as a previous poster said it did decline a little and there were a couple of patchy batches, but it’s back on form now. In my opinion it puts some whiskies twice its price or more to shame!
To me this tastes like a cherry liquor sweet, but the cherry is too ripe and nearing rotten. Some acidity, a little oak, maybe some orange but just a flicker in the distance. No peat at all. Of all the whiskies I tried (maybe 30 or 40 at this point) if I have to point my least favourite, this would probably be it.
