Clynelish 12 Year Old 1997 Cask #5609 Provenance Douglas Laing

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1996 Signatory

By now we know that 1997 was a great year for Clynelish. This one was distilled just a little earlier and bottled by Signatory in their beautiful decanters. It matured on a refill sherry butt that yielded no less than 590 bottles. Refill? Sure? The color could have fooled me. Oh, my! The first whiff is scary! The nose starts off rather sulphury on...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 12 Year Old 1997 Exclusive Range CWC

David Stirk, the man behind the Creative Whisky Company, bottled this Clynelish last year at the age of 12 in his Exclusive Range. The pale colour is explained by the fact that it was a refill bourbon hogshead. The nose is quite sharp, but then it’s a young Clynelish beast. Citrus dominates, heavily spiced with nutmeg. A bit of candle wax. Reminds...

Score 84/100

Clynelish Blackadder Raw Cask 1989/2003

Another week, another Blackadder Raw Cask, I guess? This week an old Clynelish from 1989. Thusfar I've only tried the 14yo official bottling and I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the distinct taste of Clynelish, a very distinct taste. The bottle: a 5cl miniature,normally they just contain some small particles from the cask, this one...

Score 90/100

Clynelish 17 Year Old 1996 The Whiskyman

In the new series from The Whiskyman, Age Matters, the label discloses that this is a 17 years old single malt. It is a Clynelish from 1996. To find this info, one has to look closely to the side of the label, a statement in which Dominiek wants to stress the importance of aging. It begins on dried fruit, which makes me think this was a sherry...

Score 84/100