57,5°
Distillery : Clynelish - Highlands
1st Fill Ex-Bourbon American Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 8 ppm
It's relatively rare for Clynelish to be included among the Diageo Special Releases. There were some in 2022 and 2023, but before that you have to go back to 2015 to find one. There will be no Clynelish in the 2024 Special Releases. The number of bottles supplied for this 2023 edition has not been revealed.
Let's Taste It :
The Bourbon is very noticeable, woody vanilla, sponge cake, hints of honey and white fruit, dried apricots, barley sugar. Very light peat, which adds a little minerality, a grain of salt. Pastry cream and nougatine. On the palate, it's mellow, egg custard, lemon and orange blossom, discreet spices. Thyme and light tobacco, a few mirabelle plums. Rather violent finish, white grapes and creme brulee, fairly long, malted cereals, hay, varnished wood.
In Short,
It's good without being exceptional. On the nose, the Bourbon smothers the distillate a little, and on the palate it lacks depth. The finish, on the other hand, makes up for all that, and is truly remarkable, powerful and nuanced. Overall, it's quite pleasant, but certainly not worth the prohibitive asking price, especially for a 10 year old. In fact, it didn't sell all that well; you can still find it a year later, and it seems to me that the price has come down.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Nada Surf - New Propeller
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