Clynelish 1995 ElD The Whisky Trail - The Knights
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Elixir Distillers (ElD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1995 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 짙은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 두껍게 타고 흐른다. 코를 가까이 가져가면 클라이넬리시 1995가 호그스헤드에서 22년을 보낸 시간이 풀어낸 클라이넬리시 특유의 밀랍과 잘 익은 사과 향이 가장 먼저 인사한다. 한 모금을 머금으면 하이랜드 해안가의 짠 미네랄이 바닐라와 시트러스와 함께 입천장을 채운다. 잔이 따뜻해지면 클라이넬리시 특유의 밀랍 캐릭터가 한층 또렷해진다. 57.5도를 삼키면 강건한 곡물 단맛과 후추가 길게 따라간다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep mahogany
air Nose
mahogany indeed! Rosewood too, along with other ancient varnished hardwoods, old furniture oils, pot pourri, waxes, liquorice and verbena. I find this batch of casks rather an extreme and individualistic take on Clynelish, one of the few examples where sherry seems to work. Although, you really have to be in the mood to wrestle with this kind of beast. Strong fruit teas, waxed canvass, natural tar, green walnut liqueur, aniseed bitters, shoe polish, stropping leather and vapour rubs. Hugely impressive, but a demanding and challenging dram. With water: a little easier with all these quite gloriously scented and aromatic hardwoods, dried flowers, aged orange peels, (cheng pi?) and umami sauce. Also things like caraway, venison salami and toasted fennel seed
restaurant Palate
rose syrup, strawberry wine, fruit cordials and walnut oil. Salted liquorice, natural tar, wood resins, black coffee and quince. Many dark fruits stewing in old Cognac, some peppery tannins grip around the edges as well with a hint of caramelising muscovado sugar. With water: easier and more luscious now. Lots of red fruit jams and cordials. Rose syrup, Turkish delight, aniseed, cough mixtures, herbal bitters and many old school ointments and medicines
timer Finish
long, leathery, earthy and bursting with leaf mulch, tobacco, espresso, rancio and bitter herbal liqueurs