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Clynelish is an anglicised version of the Gaelic for green pasture. And, though it’s a coastal whisky, this is fitting for a Scotch with sweet floral fragrances and verdant flavour notes. It’s a name with a long history, one that predates the distillery we know today, but which has adorned the labels of whisky bottles for two hundred years.

Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl
Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

Clynelish 12 Year Old Special Releases 2022 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

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Legend has it, Clynelish was once lashed by an epic blizzard. The storm’s unnatural chill put precious casks at risk of certain ruin – their contents freezing in the glacial winds, until a mysterious feline creature silently appeared. Impervious to the bitter temperatures, it turned its hypnotic golden eyes on the casks, wrapping them
in a cocoon of magical warmth. The rescued oak transformed with rare depths of mysterious and glowing spice, buttressed from the cold forevermore.

Retreating against a wild beauty, into the bramble-filled woods of the Highlands, Clynelish is a distillery even more remote than most. It is also the natural habitat to the elusive Scottish wildcat, Felix Sylvestris. Few of these evanescent creatures remain and rarely are they seen, but the wildcat symbol is emblazoned on the Clyenlish distillery, guarding it for all time.

Bright as a golden eye, amid the light, this Clynelish shows a spicier side to its bright fruitiness and waxy texture. The rich liquid glows with complex aromas of fruit, herbs and deeper, scented oak spice. The smooth texture and rich, wine-sweet flavours snarl with pepper-spice after an extended secondary maturation in Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso casks. A single malt as rare and elusive as its mysterious guardian.

Region A classic case of a coastal Highland malt with a subtle Island character.
Appearance Yellow gold.
Body Firm, light to medium.
Nose Light candle wax, with some sugar. A faint floral fragrance.
Palate Pleasant creamy mouthfeel; maritime generally.
Finish Some salt, dryish yet an attractive, even slightly bitter finish.

Awards

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International Spirits Challenge Silver 2009-2010
The Scotch Whisky Masters Gold 2009-2010
International Wine and Spirit Competition Silver 2008-2009
International Wine and Spirit Competition Gold (Best in Class) 2007
San Francisco World Spirits Competition Silver 2005
San Fransisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold 2006-2009
San Fransisco World Spirits Competition Gold 2016
International Spirits Challenge Silver 2009-2010
The Scotch Whisky Masters Gold 2009-2010
International Wine and Spirit Competition Silver 2008-2009
International Wine and Spirit Competition Gold (Best in Class) 2007
San Francisco World Spirits Competition Silver 2005
San Fransisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold 2006-2009
San Fransisco World Spirits Competition Gold 2016

Expert Reviews

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This one is very true to the Clynelish style: fresh, appetizing, and very drinkable. Notes of brine, fruit (lemon-lime), and vanilla-accented malt, are the foundation of this whisky. Delicate seaweed, peat, exotic pepper and a hint of citrus rind bitterness entertain the palate throughout, all the way to its appetizingly briny, seaweed-tinged finish. Perhaps the definitive aperitif whisky.

John Hansell, Whisky Advocate Winter 2004

Clynelish 14 Years Old - this classic Highland distillery a perennial favourite of the blender, due to its well-rounded maltiness and balance.

Rupert Wheeler 2015, Whisky Magazine, Issue 124, p.20

Ahh, Clynelish. The enigma of the northeast coast. A single malt whose waxy character — and it does smell of snuffed candles — is highly prized by blenders. This is a palate whisky, the nose almost shy and muted: glints of citrus and jellied fruits, notes of ozone/spiciness and stem ginger. It’s on the tongue that it comes into its own: clinging, strangely savory, lightly sweet, juicily fruity. Enigmatic indeed.

Dave Broom, Whisky Advocate Summer 2012

A nose that is fragrant, spicy and complex, with candle wax, malt and a whiff of smoke. Notably smooth in the mouth, with honey and contrasting citric notes, plus spicy peat, before a brine and tropical fruit finish.

Gavin D Smith, Malt Whisky Yearbook 2015, p.96

Wonderfully textural, sexy, dangerous. Unconventional beauty.

Dave Broom 2003, Whisky Magazine, Issue 31

Fresh green fruit and unripe melon on the nose, sweet almost fizzy lemon sherbet on the palate, a wispy hint of peat and pepper, and satisfying and balanced finish.

Dominic Roskrow, Malt Whisky Yearbook 2015, p.96