Clynelish 1997 Bottled 2010 Cask #4706 Berry Bros & Rudd

Clynelish Reserve – Game of Thrones ‘House Tyrell’

I cannot remember ever having tasted a disappointing Clynelish (and this is my 72nd so far), so I was very much looking forward to this one. And at 51.2% to boot. Rumor has it there are less bottles of this around, making it very much sought after (and thus more expensive on the secondary market). Whatever. I am just happy I ordered a full set...

Score 85/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

Weird. I've read several of the reviews here, and none seem to resemble my experience. Such is the mystery of the single malt! Color: sunny. Nose: Clynelish is supposedly famous for its waxiness, and I definitely detect the sweet candle wax aromas here. But far more prominent to me is a spicy sting, like freshly cut jalapenos, seedy mustard, or...

Score 82/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old 2005 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Last year Gordon & Macphail gave their Connoisseurs Choice – the core range – a completely new look. This young Clynelish can still be found as it was recently bottled, for around 105 EUR. Fairly mineral, herbal and waxy nose on peach, nettles, yellow apples and liquorice. And I must admit, at first the nose doesn’t really rock my boat. But if...

Score 85/100

Clynelish Cask #3938 - 9 Year Old

Any whisky connoisseur will tell you that we all buy Clynelish's to try and find that one magic bottle the recaptures some of the old Brora magic. So we'll see how we get on with this young on', bottle for the Norwegian Vinmonopolet, 1990-99. Nose: Starts out very clean with a slight citrus'y and ginger tones on the nose. Perhaps with the faintest...

Score 85/100