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