Clynelish 1983 SMWS 26.28
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1983 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
extremely fresh and maritime at first nosing (sea air) but soon to get incredibly caramelly and winey, smelling almost like a late harvest gewürztraminer or a straw wine. Dried longans, overripe melons, plum jam… Lots of toffee as well, nougat, roasted peanuts, sultanas… And a little rubber arising (which should happen at first nosing usually) as well as whiffs of fireplace and toasted bread… Lots of personality and lots of freshness considering the very active cask
restaurant Palate
very creamy, almost to be eaten with a spoon, starting on lots of caramel, burnt cake, all kinds of roasted nuts, rum, candy sugar, crystallised fruits (quince) but maybe also something slightly rubbery and bitter. It’s almost impossible this one was a refill butt – or was it wine-treated before it got filled last time? Then we have Clynelish’s main marker, waxiness (that I didn’t get on the nose) and finally different kinds of fruit eaux-de-vies, mostly stone fruits (mirabelle plums, sorb apples, kirsch…) Very good! And the finish is rather long, creamy again, on fruit liqueurs and spearmint… A very thick, very good sherried Clynelish! 88 points . Clynelish 20 yo (56.9%, Cadenhead’s Original Collection, 18.75cl, early 1990’s)