Clynelish 1974 Rare Malts Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1998 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
we’re changing profiles here, with more freshness, more citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruits), a much bigger minerality and many earthy and rooty notes as well as a more obvious peatiness. It is one of these 1973 Clynelishes that tends to be a little more Brora-ish, which can’t be bad news! Also some fresh mint, a little wasabi and a faint farminess. Brora indeed. With water: it changed a little less than the 1971 and 1972. Peatier for sure, but also a tad bubblegummy later on. A little bizarre
restaurant Palate
how young and nervous! More classically ‘Clynelish’, maybe a tiny-wee bit more spirity than other versions (there are still notes of pear drops and tinned pineapples in this 33 years old), with quite some lemon, a mild waxiness, crystallised oranges, peat and hints of spearmint. Sweet mustard. With water: more notes of sweets and gumdrops. Definitely unexpected
timer Finish
long again but once again, this ‘young fruitiness’ is strange in an old Clynelish. Something from the sherry?