Clynelish 1976 BA Raw Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Clynelish
Bottler	Blackadder (BA)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1976
Bottled Year	2002
Age	25년
Cask Type	Sherry Oak Cask
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	59.0%
Volume	50 ml 700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Highlands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Floral

Spicy

Herbal

Citrus

Nutty

Chocolate

Maritime

Smoky

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

amber

air Nose

it’s not whisky, it’s coffee! Okay, it seems that there’s quite some peat behind all the sherry aromas (tobacco, blackcurrant buds, prunes, bitter chocolate, Seville oranges). There’s also a little sulphur, some pepper, kirsch, then all these tertiary aromas such as balsamico, game, ham, soy sauce… Even sardines. It’s very big whisky but I wouldn’t say balance is perfect here – so far. With water: wah! It’s the battle of the titans now, with huge whiffs of brine, tarry rope, full cigar humidor (Cubans only), pipe juice, fresh putty… Fab!

restaurant Palate

thick and very powerful and madly fruity (add Clynelish’s fruitiness at the time to the sherry’s, imagine). Many notes of sweet liqueurs (fig liqueur, Bailey’s, also arak) plus tons of milk chocolate and a wee bitterness (strong liquorice). Sticks your tongue onto your palate! With water: im-pres-sive. Peat, pepper and liqueur-filled chocolates. High-end tequila (that family stuff from Cuervo’s – I’m afraid I now zilch about tequila) and many tarry things

timer Finish

as long as a… wait… a late 19th century Russian novel. That’ll do

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