Clynelish 12-year-old Ainslie & Heilbron

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryClynelish
BottlerDistillery Bottling
Bottling Series-
Vintage-
Bottled Year1971
Age12년
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV43.0%
Volume750 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionHighlands
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Flavor Profile

Vanilla
Fruity
Honey
Sweet
Creamy
Oaky
Dried Fruit
Floral
Spicy
Nutty
Citrus
Smoky
Herbal
Chocolate
Maritime
Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

quite a different beast altogether, almost certainly more sherry-driven, with a more expansive nose showing farmyardy and even meaty tones (smoked bacon), already hinting at the polishes (metal, leather, wood) that would later become hallmarks of early Brora. Gorgeous notes of dried mushrooms (morels, porcini), coffee, pu-ehr tea and tobacco. Hugely impressive

restaurant Palate

but it’s almost aggressive, despite over fifty years in glass! Smoked teas, cured meats, seaweed, tobacco, mandarins, a dash of seawater, then that proverbial wax…

timer Finish

long, more austere, with the arrival of walnut wine, perhaps from the sherry influence. Quite peppery as well

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