Clynelish 1990 MM
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Murray McDavid (MM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 13년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber (it’s a sherry cask)
air Nose
quite spirity and rather sherried as expected, starting quite meaty (barbecue, ham) and rubbery. Quite dry actually, smoky, fresh ground coffee, burnt wood… Lots of vanilla and caramel as well, but let’s try it with water now: there’s a little sulphur now but it’s temporary. Gets a little farmier (wet hay) but also even meatier. Proteins, anyone?
restaurant Palate
powerful of course, dry, as coffeeish and caramelly (bitter caramel) as on the nose, quite rubbery again, with quite some coca powder, but it’s getting hot. At 61%, no wonder, so let’s try it with water again: it got sweeter now, with notes of strawberry jam (from the sherry) and a little orange marmalade. Quite some fudge as well, vanilla flavoured toffee… All that is still slightly rough but already balanced
timer Finish
long, very toffeeish now, salty and liquoricy like many young sherried whiskies. A good youngster that sort of reminds me the excellent old 10yo OB’s except that this one’s a little rougher – and it’s not only the alcohol. 85 points . May 4, 2007 TASTING – SIX 1990 CLYNELISHES AND A SUPER-BONUS Clynelish 13yo 1990/2004 (46%, Signatory UCF, cask #12737)
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