Clynelish 14 Years
The 14-year-old Clynelish was the first original bottling of the distillery under the "Hidden Malt" working title. Contemporary bottlings of Clynelish are just as intense but less smoky.
The 14-year-old Clynelish was the first original bottling of the distillery under the "Hidden Malt" working title. Contemporary bottlings of Clynelish are just as intense but less smoky.
Details about this bottle | Edit |
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Clynelish | |
Scotland, Highlands | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
14 Years | |
46% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Floral:
Honey:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Caramel:
Salt:
Lemon:
Pear:
Apple:
Nuts:
Green Apple:
Alcohol:
Sherry:
Banana:
Berries:
Mint:
Pineapple:
Peach:
Lime:
Cake:
Barley:
Orange:
Chili:
Almonds:
Lemon Peel:
Cinnamon:
Cherry:
Grass:
Hay:
Pepper:
Iodine:
Ginger:
Oil:
Clove:
Chocolate:
Grape:
Herb:
Plum:
Raisin:
Grapefruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Tobacco:
Kiwi:
Hazelnut:
Walnut:
Tasting
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Fruit:
Malt:
Spices:
Oak:
Salt:
Herbs:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Floral:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Heather:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Orange:
Peach:
Herb:
Pear:
Chili:
Lemon:
Alcohol:
Ginger:
Banana:
Apple:
Wheat:
Clove:
Mint:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Barley:
Bonfire Smoke:
Kiwi:
Raisin:
Grape:
Berries:
Lemon Peel:
Anis:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Leather:
Iodine:
Green Apple:
Melon:
Ham:
Rye:
Finish
Spices:
Oak:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Malt:
Seaweed:
Salt:
Fruit:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Honey:
Chili:
Sherry:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Lemon:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Lemon Peel:
Peach:
Ginger:
Orange:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Pineapple:
Coffee:
Apple:
Grape:
Banana:
Hay:
Iodine:
Coconut:
Nutmeg:
Strawberry:
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Quality rating of this bottle
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All tasting notes
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
Fresh and fruity. Honey and lemon juice, I get a bit of that candle wax as well, probably wouldn't have put my finger on that so easily if someone else hadn't said it. It comes across as a sort of underlying cedar spiciness (turns almost briney with water).
Taste:
Intense, balanced arrival. Drying and mouth coating more general citrus notes. Spiciness and pepperiness bordering on bitter. Becomes more creamy and fruity (white fruit) with a drop of water.
Finish:
Medium to long residual fruitiness, oak comes through and spiciness continues. Remains very dry.
Comment:
This is very much a character malt, and not one I would recommend to beginners. It is complex throughout, and needs time to open up and a drop of water to show itself at its best. The nose is very singular, I'd been told by a friend that it had a waxy smell to it, but I was a little unprepared for just how much so. The palate is quite chalanging without water, It definitely is bottled at the higher end of the abv range for its flavours, and benefits from a spot of water and time in the glass to open up. The finish is long and enjoyable either way and dry as a bone. This isn't something I would buy regularly, but I'll defintely keep some around for my friends to try. Engaging stuff at a very reasonable price.