58.5% abv
Nose: Creamy top notes soon give way to light yet complex fruity and herbal aromas; subtle, understated suggestions of fruity mincemeat, tinned pears, even heather honey. Deeper still, spicy scents of oak preview a soaring intensity on the palate. A drop of water increases the herbal note, while also introducing a familiar waxy hint.
Palate: A very smooth, mouth-filling texture introduces a lively taste that is rich and wine-sweet overall, the palate well-balanced by snarling peppery, oaky spice. A little water enhances the sweetness, steers the smoothness of the texture towards waxiness and rounds the flavours, which soon give way again to spicy heat.
Finish: Quite long, chili-spiced, and appetisingly drying, with lingering pepper. A little water enhances the creamy- smooth texture and adds a little more spice.
The current Clynelish Distillery was constructed in 1968 to replace the old one. When the new distillery (roughly three times larger than the first) went into operation, the old Clynelish distillery remained operational and was re-named after the town it's in, Brora.
Renowned for it's elegance, complexity and waxy-mouthfeel, Clynelish has been described as the whisky for wine lovers and we totally agree.
