Clynelish 1979 21 Year Old Cask #8333 The Bottlers

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1996 Blackadder Raw Cask

This Raw Cask bottling from Blackadder is already a bit older, but thanks to my buddy Manny from the Netherlands I was able to put it on the lips. It is a Clynelish distilled in 1996 and aged on a sherry cask. After 16 years it delivered 528 bottles at cask strength, in this case a whopping 58.6%. And yes, there are again some black crumbs in...

Score 88/100

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 15 Year Old 1995 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

The Nectar, a Belgian bottler with a very strong reputation with regards to cask selection, bottled this Clynelish 1995 for the German market, albeit some 5 years ago. I sometimes get the question why I still review bottles that have been around for so long and are often no longer available. Well… because I feel like it and because I like them....

Score 85/100

Clynelish Exclusive Malts 15 Year 1997 Cask Strength

Appearance: thin legs in the glass; not coating Attractive colour Nose: bourbony presence; short bread, sweet cream, nougat; vanilla beans Palette: a bit more bourbony presence; vanilla; thin mouth feel; cereal characteristics; decided lack of smoke or farmy-ness. Finish: fairly hot, even with water; sharp finish; cashews; butter cream wafer;...

Score 92/100