Distillery | Clynelish |
Bottler | Speciality Drinks Ltd |
Serie | TWE10th Anniversary |
Bottled for | The Whisky Exchange10th Anniversary |
Distilled date | Not Specified |
Bottling date | 2009 |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Nothern Highlands |
Age | 37 |
Cask Type | X |
Cask Number | X |
Alcohol percentage | 46 |
Volume | 0,70 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
he Whisky Exchange, 10th Anniversary, 2009) Any Old Clynelish enthusiast will love this very Ainslie-alike label but let's remember that the old 5 and 12 weren't (quite) from the same distillery. Colour: pale gold. Nose: oh yes. Not only the label hints at Old Clynelish, also the nose does. Supreme orangey waxiness with an admirable self-restraint (it’s no straight-in-your-face fruity Clynelish). Honeycomb, dried papayas, touches of fruity olive oil, very ripe oranges, wax polish, hints of ginger tonic, hints of bananas and even a little rum, white cherries…In the background: rocks and linseed oil. It’s all superb.Mouth: a sin, with just the right amount of sweet spices. A giant fruit salad with a little paprika and ginger. Or some orange salad with a honey and olive oil sauce. Please call the anti-maltoporn brigade. Finish: medium long, clean, a tad grassier and more tannic in the aftertaste but that’s more than normal. Comments: another winning 1972 Clynelish at drinking strength, maybe a little less spectacular than others but maybe also more elegant. But let me issue a warning: pour small drams to your friends or this bottle will become as empty as Paris Hilton in a flash.