Clynelish Distillers Edition

I was visiting enemy territory, the Johnnie Walker store at Prince Street in Edinburgh, where the staff were giving free whisky of your choice. I have had most of them, but not this Clynelish Distiller's Edition 2020, which actually is a distillery that i haven't tasted too many expressions from. This 2020 release is bottled at 46%abv, with a 14yo age statement, matured in oloroso seco wood. On the nose, it is all about almonds. Nutty, crushed almonds, red apples and pecans. Candle wax and pears. After a couple  of sips, it gave me vanilla milk formula. On the palate, it starts with a perfect mixture of red apples and pecans. Very spicy. Almonds and sider. Stewed apples. Aftertaste can only be described as "oaky" and i truly despise using that term. Dry woodiness, almonds, slight pepper. More almomds, nuttiness and pecans. Overall, this is a fairly good whisky. Nothing to special, and it feels like one more proof that most Johnnie Walker malts are average when left alone (not the case of Talisker or Lagavulin). Clynelish has never been a super whisky in my books, and this one proves mi theory once more. My score for it is 85 over 100.

Faint smoke with a deep dark fruit nose. Ruby red fruits. Spice and light smoke on the palate. Smoky burn develops over time with a sweetened finish. It’s nice.

Appropriate for my 100th taste on Distiller and #WWD Nose: apple, pear, and baking spices. A soft sweetness Palate: more pear and apple, with some fig and raisin Finish: medium finish, oak and sherry

CLYENELISH 1993 17YO DISTILLERS EDI 46% - 2ND TRY- HIGH PEPPER, SWEETNESS PEAR, HONEY, FRIUTY NOTES - THERE REALLY IS QUITE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON UNDER THE FRUITY NOTES BUT IT IS MILD DOWN BY THE PUNGENT PEPPERY BURN FROM THE SPIRIT 2.25 COMPARED TO THE NOSING, THIS IS A LOT SOFTER AND MILD PEPPER - MID PEPPER, SWEETNESS, VANILLA, OAKY, CHOCOLATE 2.5 Mild smoke, long sustained 2.5 2.25 clynelish 1993 17YO DISTILLER EDITION 46% Floral sweetness, slight heat 2.75 Spicy, Complex flavour, Big Bang zingy, oaky, nuts, citrus 2.25 Finish Long citrus finish 2.25 2.25