Tastes
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So, just finished clearing 14” of snow with the snowblower. 21 degrees and a sharp wind made it extra cold. note inside I thought I’d go for a dram and settled on this bottle. Nose: still Some pineapple, but also stewed apricots. We have bee hives so definitely warm comb-honey. Green apples, pear, black tea, wine with botrytis, maybe a little leather and wet slate. Taste: Honeydew melon, cardamom, poached pear and vanilla. Floral - elderflower, then sauternes, dark fruit. Then a faint bit of smoked meat if you searched your tongue for it. Then a wee bit of peat arose to go as quickly. Only problem is that as soon as you start to open it up it’s gone.
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Eye: straw colored. Thin tears on the glass. Nose: slight peat fire, caramel, lemon, white pepper Mouth: no viscosity, bitter heat to start, decrease to mild heat, very short finish. Taste: slight sweet (with bitter/tart on front of tongue), faint eucalyptus, black pepper, slight smoked meat - bacon, campfire ash, short finish, saltiness/brine last longer than anything.
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Eye: straw or corn colored. Thin tears on the glass. Nose: of course peat fire (new vulcanized rubber), lemon zest, moss, campfire ash - wet, hemlock or spruce, vanilla Mouth: slight viscosity, bitter heat to start, decrease to mild heat, long lasting - to a minute. Taste: sweet (no particular characterization), faint malt and eucalyptus, slight meat flavor, mild new wood (oakish), campfire and peat last throughout.60.0 USD per Bottle
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Easy drinker. Good entry scotch for newbies. Fruit and candy. This would be a great Christmas scotch. Nose: pineapple, honey, pipe tobacco, pear, black tea, wine with botrytis Mouth feel: hot alcohol up front, thin, heat leaves quickly. Taste: melon, cardamom, dried apricots, elderflower, sauternes, dark fruity end of finish. Not getting peat at all.
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Clynelish 14 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed December 14, 2019 (edited January 11, 2020)Caramel and salt water on the nose. Little smoke/oak up front. Honey, mint/black pepper. Honeycomb, musty melon and maybe pineapple on the finish. -
Not new to whiskey or scotch. Typically a bourbon person. And although not new to scotch, am relatively new to Ardbeg (this year), and have a whole palate shift. Love 10, An Oa, and Uigeadail. Not sure how far the wallet will support me going up the ladder. Maybe next stop Nam Biest or Corryvrecken.
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