Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection
8.3

Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

Clynelish Distillery

1969, 14 Years Old

ABV 45%

A hint of sulphur in the nose had me dismissing this whisky. It seemed young, immature, callow - but we finishing up flirting.

Michael Jackson

Specification

Private Collection

Gordon & MacPhail

Brand

Gordon & MacPhail

Bottler

1969, 14 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

14

Age (Years)

45%

ABV

Highland

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Party balloons. Lemon jelly and custard.

Palate: Dolly mixtures. Children's party, but now the adults have arrived. The sweetness now is brown sugar, in Earl Grey tea.

Finish: Port. Thinly sliced Stilton. Saltines.

Comment: A hint of sulphur in the nose had me dismissing this whisky. It seemed young, immature, callow - but we finishing up flirting.

Score: 8.3

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: Mature and sweet with a little touch of oak. Coconut, beeswax, honey, apple skin.

Palate: Slow moving and expansive. Mature notes again, powdered nut, custard cream. Becomes more oaky, but balanced by silky fruits. and a growing flavour of almond. In time a hint of heathery smoke.

Finish: Long. Hardens slightly.

Comment: Complex. This has a layered effect which elevates it above most of the rest.

Score: 8.3

8.3
Overall Score

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