Clynelish 1990 DL The Old Malt Cask - Advanced Sample
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 14년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 200 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
quite powerful, with a nice mix of coastal and dry sherry notes fresh and very fruity. Pear candies, pineapple. Gets quite yeasty (breadcrumb, mashed potatoes). Lots of Schweppes too
restaurant Palate
perhaps it's a bit too sour and rubbery, with also a little sulphur. In short, it's still rather enjoyable but maybe a tad too simple for a Clynelish. 80 points , still. Clynelish 14 yo 1990/2004 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC, 331 bottles) full banana candies and pear juice. Simple but excellent if you're not looking for lots of complexity. The finish is quite long, just a bit too spirity. I like this one – lots of pleasure in there. 85 points . August 4, 2005 CRAZY RUMOUR: AN EXPERIMENTAL CASK BARBEQUE? Everybody knows that heating up a cask of whisky speeds up ageing and imparts nice flavours to the spirit: roasted nuts, tar, meat sauce, garden bonfire etc. That's why a famous distillery in Speyside is said to use some new custom made 'cask barbeques' since March. Manager Pete McPeat just confirmed on the phone: ' Aye, that's true. We now use eighty cask barbeques. We're very pleased with the results, the spirit tastes like a 30 yo Glendronach after just fifteen minutes. We're also experimenting with various seasonnings since June. Tabasco comes out nice and satay sauce is a hit. Worcester sauce din't work out.' Other rumours claim that there might be some problems, though. Some neighbours just confirmed they heard heavy explosions last week. 'It was like a giant machine gun and the cattle got crazy' said a local farmer. Latest news: all distillery tours cancelled until further notice. MUSIC – BLUES - Recommended listening: excellent singer and guitar player Tinsley Ellis does a vibrant Hell or high water.mp3 . In the fine ol' tradition! Please buy his CD's or attend his shows... TASTING - TWO CAPERDONICHS Caperdonich 24 yo 1980/2005 (57.7%, Weiser, cask #7341, 249 bottles)
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