Clynelish 1995 TWCC
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | The Whisky Cask Company (TWCC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1995 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 24년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber. Sometimes you think someone should invent a way of solidifying whisky to create beautiful gemstones…
air Nose
some sweeter North-African dish, with raisins, couscous, dates and apricots. A tajine or something. Light earth, a little mint and a little tea (in the Sahara)? A pack of cigarettes. The Clynelishness is less obvious, but that’s the sherry, not the first time that happens. I’m even finding wee touches of grilled mutton – don’t I need vacations, doc?
restaurant Palate
ah, balance, it’s balanced! Clynelish is a big distillate, so sherry shouldn’t bother it too much ‘in theory’, but in my experience, uncontrolled sherrywood – let alone whacky wine casks - would trip many great spirits up. This very one tends to become rather dry and drying, but some unexpected saltiness and all these bouillony notes that just abound here conjugate well. Bovril, Viandox, Maggi, paraffin, bitter oranges, macadamia nuts, a little leather, quite a lot raw black tea… Which gives me an idea, since black tea is meant to burn belly fat… shh…
timer Finish
rather long, but shh…
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