Clynelish 1996 Prima & Ultima
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
these funny fermentary, almost yeasty notes are imparting a feeling of ale right away, while thing are then moving towards IPA (must be triple IPA these days, no?), then towards an oloroso-y side indeed, then towards full Clynelishness. Well a few walnuts are still there, but the expected beeswax and ripe apples are at the helm now. The sherried 1996s are not my favourite expressions but this one remains 'moderate' and balanced. With water: some wonderful wool, chalk, linseed oil, compost, weissbeer this time…
restaurant Palate
the sherry's having the upper hand on the palate. Walnut wine, artichoke liqueur (in France they say no one's eating artichokes anymore, that's a shame!), bitter, Cynar, eggplant… Rather a lot of the driest, earthiest, most leathery sherry indeed. With water: water makes wonders, it's now geared towards dry herbal cordials, nocino (green walnuts), a small cup of kombucha tea, some salinity, bouillons…
timer Finish
same, with a good length. Great salty bouillon, with some coriander and mushrooms
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