Clynelish 1997 DL XOP - The Black Series
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hoghshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
리필 호그스헤드에서 25년을 보낸 숙성이 왁시한 질감으로 사랑받는 클라이넬리시의 1997년 빈티지를 깊게 다듬었다. 향은 밀랍과 잘 익은 배, 옅은 바다 소금기가 차례로 올라오고, 입에서는 47.5도가 꿀과 시트러스, 미네랄로 매끄럽게 흐른다. 특유의 기름진 질감이 오랜 숙성으로 한결 우아해졌다. 옅은 금빛 잔 속에서 밀랍 같은 여운이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
we have a Clynelish that is much softer, much more on ripe banana, very gentle spices, old ointments, a very old bottle of Verveine du Velay, Arquebuse (has anyone tasted Arquebuse?) followed by very light tobacco, a bit of hay, even straw, and very ripe mirabelles. Not extremely typical, perhaps, but absolutely charming
restaurant Palate
it could be another distillery, I wonder if it was around this time that Clynelish had thoroughly cleaned its receivers and thus eradicated all the 'gunge' that gives the distillate its proverbial waxy side. In any case, even if it could be another distillery, it's a tremendous malt, soft, complex, very elegant, with honey rather than beeswax, almond paste, very ripe apples and pears, serviceberry liqueur... All this is really very pretty
timer Finish
medium length, refined, more on almonds and pistachios. Also reminiscent of a very high-quality amaro. A salty hint at the very end of the finish