56,8°
Distillery : Clynelish - Highlands
Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Kingsbury and Co. Ltd
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 8 ppm
Kingsbury and Co. is a trading company founded in Aberdeen in 1989. They also have offices in London, and their Single Casks are all hand-selected. Here, we have a 21-year-old Clynelish, released in 245 bottles, from the Celtic Series range.
Let's Taste It :
Candied fruits, slightly mineral peat, fine gravel, yellow plum, mirabelle, prickly pear. Very mellow, even spongy, sticking to the fingers. Not very sweet, though. Cereals, grasses, muesli, terracotta. Gooey wax, sticky ointment, camphor, with a very nice fullness. Dried banana, fig, wood glue. Warm on the palate, initially balanced, still with yellow fruit, Chasselas grapes, forest berries, then lots of spices, cumin, nutmeg, black pepper. A beautiful whirlwind. Finally, a very long and violent finish, sparkling wood, a bit green, bay leaves, chocolate fondant, heather, damp earth. A few drops of motor oil at the end.
In Short,
That’s exactly what I dream of when I dream of a great Clynelish. Very fruity, very waxy, which drifts over rather atypical fragrances, but it remains very balanced, solid, with a lot of breadth and an incomparable length in the mouth. As always, you can’t find it, you have to search the auction sites, and Feel free to put your savings account on the line.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Watching the Detectives
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