The Single Malts of Scotland

The Single Malts of Scotland

Clynelish Distillery

1995, 18 Years Old

ABV: 57.5%

Age: 19 Years Old

Year Bottled: 2014

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Highland

Overall
Score

8.2

Tasting Notes

Nose

Oily and grainy with dried, oxidised fruit. Wheat flakes and herbal rye-like notes. Youthful and exuberant with the herbal notes intensifying. Honey and creamy oak add sweetness. Water mutes the aromas.

Palate

Soft and oaky. Buckets of creamy vanillins, sweet barley and alcohol! Hints of dried fruit, but the alcohol dominates. Diluted, it becomes watery and vague, Sawdust notes appear.

Finish

Still quite oaked! Water brings out the herbal notes but there’s no taming the alcohol!

Comment

Unbalanced and too alcoholic. Falls apart with water.

Taster Score
7.4

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