Clynelish 1996 WM Barrel Selection - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Bottler | Wilson & Morgan (WM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Marsala Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
Starts a little bizarre, slightly soapy again (it’s not me, I nosed other whiskies before and they had no soap at all ;-)), with a strong sherry influence albeit not a classical one. The combination then gives heavy notes of flavoured marzipan and vanilla, quite some nutmeg, honeydew and even mead. It has also notes of something like a late harvest gewurztraminer. Gets pretty cleaner over time, more on straight beeswax and honey, while the faint soapiness has (almost) completely vanished. With water: the sherry comes out. Gets a little vinous and farmy (wet hay). More ginger as well. Not sure adding water work too well…
restaurant Palate
excellent, big, ‘naturally’ fruity, smoky, rather peaty, spicy, citrusy and most certainly not soapy. Maybe a little less waxy than other Clynelishes. Sultanas. With water: more peat but also more dryness. Gets extremely herbal and almost bitter
timer Finish
long, on very strong herbal sweets, Jägermeister