Clynelish Distillery
ABV 50%
It's just too old and struggles to fight its way out of the wood.
Dave Broom
Douglas Laing
Old Malt Cask
Brand
Douglas Laing
Bottler
1971, Aged 30 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
30
Age (Years)
50%
ABV
Highland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Some fragrance with melon/orange. With water it smells like a lumber yard.
Palate: Thick and sweet with good concentration, a little smoke, waxiness. The wood starts to tighten becoming increasingly aggressive and tannic.
Finish: Very long and perfumed as if the whisky has finally escaped the oaky grip.
Comment: It's just too old and struggles to fight its way out of the wood.
Score: 7.3
Taster
Nose: Medicinal, peaty. Camphor. Seaweed drying in the sun. Absolutely marine. Exotic touch of pineapple.
Palate: Oily. Sweet. Well-balanced. Sea salt. Barley.
Finish: Neither pronounced nor lingering.
Comment: There's more in the nose than in the finish. A really characterful malt. Interesting. This is one of the more medicinal expressions of Clynelish I have come across.
Score: 8.3
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