Clynelish 1989 SV Vintage Collection

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Clynelish
Bottler	Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1989
Bottled Year	2002
Age	12년
Cask Type	South African Sherry Butt
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	43.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Highlands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Creamy

Honey

Floral

Nutty

Spicy

Dried Fruit

Citrus

Maritime

Herbal

Smoky

Chocolate

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

the smoke here is rather more dominant than in other old Clynelish, with heaps of ashes, paraffin, linseed oil, those delicately balsamic notes we’re so fond of, plus chalk, limestone, almond oil, citrus, a chalky, cementy edge, hints of spent fireworks, seaweed... Without a doubt, this is the most ‘Islay’ of the old Clynelishes, and it’s hardly surprising that the owners chose this distillery to pursue an ‘Islay-style’ whisky towards the end of the 1960s. That’s the spirit of Brora

restaurant Palate

a tad austere at first, very Old Clynelish, all on lemons, menthol, camphor and, once again, a surprisingly peaty character. At least, compared with other versions. Lovely yeasty, saline touches, and never does it bow its head

timer Finish

supremely long, salty, packed with ashes, seaweed and soot. That sootiness is a bit of a hallmark here as well

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