Clynelish 5 Year Old Bottled 1980's

Clynelish 21 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead Small Batch

In 2014 you could put this Clynelish from Cadenhead under your X-mas tree, for it’s the Christmas Bottling for Belgian importer The Nectar. I recently poured it at a tasting and it was very well received. It is very pale. Delicious and creamy nose with lots of citrus peel, a truckload of vanilla and green herbs, some almond shavings in the back....

Score 88/100

Clynelish 16 Year Old 1997 The Whisky Mercenary for Cask Six

Cask Six is a Belgian club from Mol that celebrated their 10th Anniversary in 2014 with a bottling by The Whisky Mercenary. This is not Jürgen Vromans’ first Clynelish. He already selected two Clynelish from 1997 before and both were great. So I am again expecting a very nice Clynelish. The nose is creamy and round with loads of fruit. Stewed...

Score 89/100

Clynelish 14 Year Old

A great finish to our class. Medium-to-deep amber in colour, solidly bodied. More sea salt on the nose (like many of these whiskies), wet grass, thick toffee, hay and even rubber. Oily mouthfeel, quite oaky, with paprika, light sherry and caramel. Medium-to-long peppery finish. Very distinctive!

Score 90/100

Clynelish A.D. Rattray 17YO

This is from a 375 AD Rattray Cask Collection bottling of 17 YO Clynelish. Distilled June 14 of 1995 and bottled in July 11 of 2012. Casked in bourbon hogshead, so no sherry influence here. Bottled at a respectable 56.1 percent. I have been enjoying this bottle this afternoon along with a few breaks of water and Compass Box Oak Cross. I poured 2 4...

Score 91/100