Clynelish 1974 SV Vintage Collection - Dumpy
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
much cleaner, with a wood that’s much less dominating. It’s rather powerful but also subtle and very elegant, with a beautiful balance, this time. Notes of cooked fruits, orange jam and caramel, woodworker’s workbench, quite some spices (nutmeg, curry). Goes on with whiffs of melted butter, hot pastries, cooked manioc, peppered chocolate (that’s excellent) and hints of raw celeriac… Just great – and again, what a beautiful balance. Classy!
restaurant Palate
an excellent attack, majestic and probably as woody as the Cross Hill, but perhaps more balanced. Yet, there’s lots of mustard, even wasabi, pepper, huge notes of gentian and liquorice stick, celeriac again… Very herbal indeed! It’s so compact, so nicely austere in its own way, I would even say ‘serious’ (!) There’s a little sweetness in the background to prevent it from getting sinister… Just perfect! And the finish is long, persistent, on liquorice and ginger... In short, a rather unusual but very, very classy sherried malt. 91 points . MUSIC – Recommended listening - Some news from Whiskyfun favourite Nellie McKay , at least! Well, her much anticipated new album 'Pretty little head' has been postponed, due to legal issues, by her record company, Columbia (she wanted it to be a double CD, they didn't etc.). A shame! Thank God we could find a few demos, like the rather brilliant The big one.mp3 (remember, it's just a demo). Please buy Miss McKay's new album as soon as it's out, and in the meantime, buy her first release, Get Away From Me. Thanks! (via the excellent blog The rich girls are weeping ) March 6, 2006 TASTING - TWO CLYNELISHES Clynelish 27 yo 1974/2001 (55.7%, Signatory, cask #2570, 229 bottles)
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