7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Clynelish 7yr, Signatory, Binny’s Select
Type
ABV
63.80%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Rich, alcohol-heavy nose with notes of mothballs, old wood, burnt sugar, syrup, anise, and hay.
Taste
Thick mouth feel with notes of wax, hay, pineapple, citrus, honey, anise, raw alcohol, and figs.
Finish
Medium length, drying finish with notes of anise, vanilla, wood, and cola.
Liquor
Clynelish AD Rattray 1996/2012
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
CarameL, red apples, butterscotch, apple pie. Lemon, clove, vanilla, a whiff of smoke, Slightly creamy, waxy, and briny.
Taste
lemon, orange, Rather thick and full bodied at cask strength, really coats the inside of your mouth, kind of like a rich dessert.
Finish
holds a peppery red apple-lemon-orange note.
Nose
Soft smoke, burnt toast and hints of baked apple. Mixed spices and sea spray.
Taste
Rich, malty core with notes of fruity honey and salted butter. Beeswax develops, with candied peel and smoke.
Finish
Smoky, peppery finish.
Liquor
Clynelish Distiller’s Edition 1992
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Spice, sherried, sultana. Herbal, dry oak.
Taste
Clean, full, spicy. Oak, sherry, winter berries, tannic astringency.
Finish
Long, oaky, gentle salinity
Liquor
Clynelish Distiller’s Edition 1993
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
sweet honey aroma and a powerful citrus flavour
Taste
Full bod, hints of wood eaten, plums, dark chocolate
Finish
Sweet long finish
Liquor
Clynelish Signatory 18 year
Type
ABV
53.40%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Herbs, damp forest floor, autumn leaves, leather, dark sherry, raisins, forest honey, a hint of sulfur, the alcohol stings a little.
Taste
Strong onset, slightly spicy, sweet and quite acidic, herbs, sherry, chocolate, leather, very spicy.
Finish
Medium length, sweet, beautifully acidic, sherry, coffee liqueur, spices, dark chocolate. Delicious.
Liquor
Clynelish SMWS 26.105
Type
ABV
57.60%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
#NAME?
Taste
nice lemon acidity. Honey and oaty notes, and definite strawberry fruitiness. Some peppery spice. Mouthfeel is a little watery
Finish
Long finish, the smoke keeps up for a while.
Liquor
Clynelish SMWS 26.105 “Bumblebees by the Sea”
Type
ABV
57.60%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
#NAME?
Taste
nice lemon acidity. Honey and oaty notes, and definite strawberry fruitiness. Some peppery spice. Mouthfeel is a little watery
Finish
Long finish, the smoke keeps up for a while.
Liquor
Clynelish SMWS 26.117 “Silky smooth sundowner”
Type
ABV
56.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Limeade, yeast, pear, straw, grapefruit
Taste
Pepper, mace, lemon pie, butter, floral, white chocolate, casia buds
Finish
Salt, grapefruit, alcohol, caramel, lemon rind, almond
Liquor
Clynelish, Drambuster’s, 15yr
Type
ABV
46%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Full and fruity with notes of pineapple, grape orchard, plum, ground stone, and citrus.
Taste
Medium bodied. Very mineral up front with some citrus, plums, caramel, cardamom, and then green tea when held long on the tongue.
Finish
Medium length finish with green tea, pineapple, mint, cardamom, and licorice.
Nose
Sawdust, schnapps, alcohol, plywood, cardboard, glue and solvent, concentrated vinegar
Taste
Sweet, herb candy, tiny tad peat, chili
Finish
Sawdust, cardboard, malt sweetness, tad peat, alcohol, cheap tequila
Nose
whiffs of old walnuts, manzanilla, marmalade, wormwood, caraway, aniseed cookies, and perhaps German all-grain breads.
Taste
very spicy, curry-like oak, loaded with cinnamon, nutmeg, walnut skin liqueur, bitter artichoke cordial.
Finish
medium, drying. Cocoa powder, tobacco, mocha ristretto.