Old Malt Cask
7.8

Old Malt Cask

Clynelish Distillery

1971, Aged 30 Years

ABV 50%

It's just too old and struggles to fight its way out of the wood.

Dave Broom

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

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

Martine Nouet

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

7.8
Overall Score

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