Clynelish 2010 Single Malts of Scotland 10-Year
56.8% ABV - Highlands, Scotland
Nose: Soft, buttery aromas. Raw honey, biscuit, vanilla, and very light spices.
Taste: Sweet fruits, mango, tropical fruits, hard candies.
Finish: Fresh flowers, vanilla, light orchard fruits, wood grain and spices. Medium-long.
This fine Clynelish was aged for 10 years and a day! Knowing exactly how many days it sat in a cask often has me wondering at what time interval do they check casks—had this been unchecked for months until the schedule for this cask came along? Or did they review it for a few weeks to determine that now is the time to bottle it? But I digress…
I was happy to get this bottle of whisky—selected by the Vancouver chapter of the Companions of the Quaich (and/or the Calgary chapter?)—and I was happy to get it after it had initially "sold out". It’s not often that I regret passing on any opportunity to buy a bottle. Anyway, one of my friends decided they didn’t want to open this bottle, and they had bought it through the club before they were all gone, so I was happy to pay the tariff to him!
This independently bottled Clynelish is a great example of their house style in a cask strength expression. Great value at approximately $150 CAD.
Details: ex-Bourbon Barrel. Cask 700048. Distilled 29.01.2020, Bottled 30.01.2020. 232 bottles. Selected by Companions of the Quaich.
Tasted 02 October 2023. (Posted 23 November 2023.)
