Clynelish 1972 SMWS 26.33 Friar's Balsam and cigar boxes
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 31년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
짙은 호박빛이 잔 가운데 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 1972년 증류해 31년을 보낸 하이랜드 Clynelish의 SMWS 단일 캐스크답게 오랜 클라이넬리시 특유의 왁스 같은 텍스처와 시간의 깊이가 어우러진다. 코끝에는 발삼, 묵은 가죽, 옅은 시가 향이 풀린다. 57.8도의 도수가 입을 매끄럽게 덮고 밀랍, 잘 익은 배, 토스트한 오크가 차례로 발전한다. 여운에서는 광물질의 짠맛과 발삼이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
quite punchy, even a little aggressive. I does not start on the usual waxy/fruity notes but rather on Swiss cheese (fresh gruyere) and herbal/grassy notes (fern, lettuce). Some bold notes of mashed potatoes, soy sauce, Maggi, gravy... Develops on cider, English bitter beer (not the bitter one), wine sauce, cooked fresh cream. Some notes of apple juice but other than that, very little fruit (perhaps some coconut juice). A profile that’s very unusual for a 1971 Clynelish but I like it a lot
restaurant Palate
quite sharp! Rather salty, herbal, peppery… Again, very ‘different’. Notes of strong coffee (ristretto), dried parsley, Japanese green tea (the one they use to spice up dishes), sweet pepper, burnt caramel… A little austere, I must say. Gets quite woody and tannic, drying but not too much. Long, slightly bitter finish, on strong tea and liquorice roots. A different early ‘new’ Clynelish, worth trying, definitely. 88 points . Clynelish 1972/2000 (57.3%, Celtic Legends, cask #14265)