Clynelish 1995 Cask Strength Gordon and MacPhail

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1997 Liquid Treasures 'Charlie'

Liquid Treasures is a label by the German bottler eSpirits. Allow me to start by saying that I really like the label on this bottle. In this so-called ‘Charlie’ series – clearly referring to Mr Chaplin that is prominently depicted on the labels – there is already an Islay Malt and a Glen Scotia. This Clynelish is another one from 1997, a vintage...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 18 Year Old 1997 Lads of Lobland

BYOB-C (say ‘biopsy’) is the acronym for Bring Your Own Bottle Club, a Belgian club of which the principle of their tastings is in their name. They have just released their very own bottling and aimed high from the start: a Clynelish 1997. I am already wetting my lips. Only 42 bottles, for the rest of the cask was bottled by the Dutch casQueteers....

Score 87/100

Clynelish 15 Year Old 1997 Chester Whisky

Clynelish 1997 is fast becoming very popular with independent bottlers, it seems. Not that this comes as a surprise. The four previously bottled I tried were all very much to my liking with scores deep in the 80s to just above 90, with the Bonding Dram bottling as my all time favourite (yeah, well, I was part of the selection panel). The...

Score 87/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

I must say that this whisky does keep you waiting. So the best approach to Clynelish 14 is to give it time to open up in the bottle. It really does wonders. NOSE: creamy toffee with fresh fruits, a hint o butane gas, salt, honey (sweet clover honey) with some spices and bees' wax. As it sits in the glass, you also get floral hints, big vanilla and...

Score 85/100