Clynelish 09-year-old SMWS 26.223 An apple in a pear tree

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Clynelish
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	-
Bottled Year	2024
Age	9년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	61.7%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Highlands

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Sweet

Honey

Fruity

Oaky

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Chocolate

Herbal

Spicy

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

red amber

air Nose

I don’t think I’ll need to describe this nose for you. I’ll simply say that it’s a slightly flinty and cigary, yet pretty magnificent and vibrant 1972 Clynelish from a more than perfect sherry cask. Big, big stuff. With water: excuse me, but wow. I mean, wow! Fir trees, mushrooms, a box of puros, blood oranges, burning vine stock, old chartreuse, burnt beef, gingerbread, hundreds of spices…

restaurant Palate

hits you right between the eyes. High-impact orangey sherry, fabulously zesty and thick at the same time, with an incredible body and plenty of smoked meats. Will that do? With water: yeah, leather, tobacco, a curious feeling of overripe strawberries (that can happen with sherry casks), guavas, more blood oranges, an amazing spice mix… Please call the anti-maltoporn brigade!

timer Finish

very long, smoky, jammy, spicy and, as expected, rather waxy as well. After all, this is Clynelish. Sadly, the aftertaste is a notch drying and too chocolaty for my taste. Loses one or two points here

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