Clynelish 1973 SV Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 33년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 짙은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 따라 기름지게 흐른다. 코끝으로 가져가면 클라이넬리시 특유의 왁스 같은 질감과 꿀, 짭조름한 바다 내음이 올라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 1973년 빈티지 33년의 풍미가 농축된 꿀과 잘 익은 과일, 가벼운 향신료로 혀를 감싸고, 54.2도가 단단하게 번진다. 목을 넘기면 특유의 왁스와 소금기가 길게 따라온다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
a rather fresh and maritime start, with the trademark waxiness shining through right at very first nosing. We have also something nicely papery (old books) and interesting hints of metal and high-end tea like in some very old bottles. It gets then finely resinous and minty (fir honey, spearmint), with quite some elegant sherry notes as well (lots of chocolate and raisins) as lots of honey now. Finally a few fruits but not as many as usual: mostly small oranges and apples, with also a faint smokiness. I really love these unusual notes of ‘old bottle’ rather than ‘old cask’. Ancient style!
restaurant Palate
an extremely sweet attack, with much more sherry now. Quite vinous in fact, with a distinct sourness like in some old wines plus a little rubber. Huge notes of concentrated sweet wine (cooked), sultanas, prunes, orange marmalade and strawberry jam, the whole sort of overwhelming Clynelish’s character – and God knows Clynelish isn’t shy whisky. Notes of buttered caramel and whisky flavoured fudge like they sell at most touristy distilleries (grandpa buys whisky and granny buys fudge, eh). It’s only at the relatively long finish that it all calms down, with less vinosity and more sultanas and caramel. Well, the nose was just perfect but the palate was a little too ‘influenced’ for my tastes. But it’s still a great old Clynelish! 87 points . Clynelish 1973/2006 (54.3%, The Prestonfield for LMDW France , sherry butt #8912, 405 bottles) An expression many have been raving about since WhiskyLive Paris