Clynelish 14 Year

Nose: First sniff says mud, or clay even. Then rubber and some oil. Then comes sweet fudge and vanilla. Quite different! Very far from being fresh, and fruity/floral - I kind of like it. Palate: At first sip some bitter ashy notes, but they soon turn to salted caramel and thick fudge ackompanied by some dirty waxy notes in the background which reminds me of a mechanical workshop allmost. (The ”waxy” quality was expected based on other reviews I’ve read, and though I do pick it up, I may note have pin-pointed it as such had I not read the other reviews.) Overall I relly like the taste, which like the nose is very far from being fresh. I would not call it balanced, it’s on the verge of being a bit too salty and the fudgy caramel is sharp. But it is tasty! Finish: The salt lingers, forming a plesant sweet/savory mix. The rubber-like notes from the nose can again be sensed. Just a tad of milk chocholate can be noticed. Overall the finish is on the shorter end of medium in length. Overall: A bit rough, un-fresh, shorter finish than I had hoped. But still really tasty and different. I score it 3.75, which in my book equals a really good whisky, and a bit of a must-try being low on peat but still far away from a gentle Speysider.

Nose:brine, floral Palate: briny, oak, pond water, floral

Hardy any peat but good! Well done.

Geweldige whiskey top prijskwaliteit. Hint van rook heerlijk olieachtig. 1 van mijn favorieten.