Clynelish 1989 23 Year Old The Perfect Dram

Clynelish 14 Year Old

On the nose my first impression is not great. The first big hit is of straight up harsh spirit. I keep going back but very little emerges. Finally after some water I get less spirit and more grain. There is some underlying muskiness but over all is slightly uninspiring I feel. When I drink it, I feel again that it is slightly drowned out by spirit...

Score 56/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

A member of the Diageo range, I’d normally assume this to be caramelised and chill-filtered, but this definitely develops a distinct haze when water is added, and is pleasingly bottled at 46% - maybe there is hope for the world? Nose - Fragrant, intense and firm. Slightly floral and sweet, with lilies, roses, icing sugar, Turkish delights, white...

Score 89/100

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Mercenary for Dram 4 ALS

Dram 4 ALS is an initiative by severl whisky friends to raise money for ‘A Heart for ALS’, a non-profit organization that supports research into this neuromuscular disease. One of the bottlings is this 18 years old Clynelish from – you guessed it – 1997. It is wonderfully waxy on the nose, as was to be expected. And equally fruity. Think red...

Score 88/100

Clynelish Select Reserve / Special Releases 2014

In 2014, Diageo launched this Clynelish in their Special Releases, but it was not very popular. It was long available. Even today, you can still find it on some shelves. Might be to do with the fact that it’s a NAS whisky with a price tag (then!) of around 400 EUR. Weird, huh? But then, five years ago the NAS debate was still very hot. From a...

Score 89/100