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Clynelish

Clynelish
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 A lovely dram. Well balanced. Water cuts the edges off. Peaceful.

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Clynelish 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.80%
8 The true maritime taste of Clynelish.

Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 The most rounded of this Clynelish threesome. The fuller gold colour suggests more contribution from the wood.

Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 Full of flavour. Full of interest. A good, complex bottling.

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Clynelish Distillers Edition 1992
- Scotland - 46.00%
8 A delicate yet full of character dram. For a relaxing evening watching a documentary on English gardens.

Adelphi Clynelish 11 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.80%
7 I normally rate Clynelish very highly, but this bottling leaves its fireworks until the last minute, and with more heat than light.

Adelphi Clynelish 12 Years Old, Cask 3280
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.20%
7 Pungent and vibrant but lacks the beautiful Clynelish style.

Adelphi Clynelish 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 54.00%
8 The most oily of the three, and very assertive in the finish.

Adelphi Clynelish 1989, 13 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.70%
8 Not the most peaty Clynelish I have tasted, but a lovely, distinctive whisky.

Adelphi Clynelish 1995, Cask 12783
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.30%
8 Quite a character. Water mellows the spicy burn. Would match well with a chicken “à la crème”.

Adelphi Clynelish 27 Years Old, Cask 2568
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.30%
8 A robust, straight-ahead Clynelish, which is a great thing.

Berry's Own Selection Clynelish
- Scotland - 46.00%
6 Needs moretime in wood.

Berry's Own Selection Clynelish 1992
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Tight and hard to love.

Cadenhead's Clynelish 14 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.60%
7 Firm, dry, confident. Not quite as expressive as the best bottlings.

Chieftain's Choice Clynelish 13 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 So different to the Douglas Laing Clynelish. The perfect whisky with farm cheeses.

Connoisseur's Choice Clynelish 1991
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 Well-balanced and complex as a Clynelish should be. A good, solid afterdinner dram.

Cooper's Choice Clynelish 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 The most gritty and seaweedy.

Cooper's Choice Clynelish 1990, 12 Years Old, Port Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Not one of the peaty vintages, and would have benefited from some other element to lift the creaminess.

Dun Bheagan Clynelish 19 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.50%
8 A surprisingly sweet expression of Clynelish. Lots of flavour and plenty of charm.

Kingsbury Clynelish 1990, Amontillado sherry cask
Single Malt - Scotland - 0.00%
8 That distinctive pine-nut character perhaps derives from the Amontillado sherry, but its influence is otherwise restrained.

Murray McDavid Mission Clynelish 1972
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 Spectacular aperitif. I wanted to eat a whole salmon.

Old Malt Cask Clynelish 1971, 30 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
7 There's more in the nose than in the finish. A really characterful malt. Interesting. This is one of the more medicinal expressions of Clynelish I have come across.

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Old Malt Cask Clynelish 23 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 50.00%
8 All comes together at the end.

Old Masters Clynelish 1989
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.10%
7 Very much in line with recent bottlings. Not especially peaty, but crisp, clean and decisive in it's flavours.

Private Collection Clynelish 1969
Single Malt - Scotland - 45.00%
8 A hint of sulphur in the nose had me dismissing this whisky. It seemed young, immature, callow – but we finishing up flirting.

Signatory Clynelish 1989 South African Sherry Butt
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.70%
7 A very unusual expression of Clynelish.

Single Malts of Scotland Clynelish 1972, Cask 15619
Single Malt - Scotland - 49.90%
7 Good, mature but still lively.

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The Whisky Society Clynelish
- Scotland - 58.50%
8 Great balance . Aperitif or with (sea)food.

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