Clynelish 1971 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1971 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 38년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
well, it is a fruit monster as expected and well within the magical square (Benriach Bowmore Clynelish Lochside – no geography here). Starts as citrusy and ‘tropical’ as it can get, on an avalanche of tangerines and tinned pineapples but the trademark waxiness is well here as well, as well as a little honey and whiffs of damp clay or chalk that kind of prevents it from getting too exuberant, too easy and too, well, enticing. There is some ‘Clynelish austerity’ in there and that’s always good news. More and more on grapefruits and lemon tree honey. Only faint hints of ginger tonic
restaurant Palate
the oak is more present at the attack, distilling hints of white pepper and faint floury notes right from the start and making the whole maybe a tad chalky, but the rest is as excellent as usual, with a lot of beeswax, bitter oranges, marmalade and hints of ginger. More white pepper and a little pepper and cinnamon in the development, as well as a very faint cardboardiness
timer Finish
long, on bitter oranges and cake, with quite some white pepper once again and just hints of peat
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