Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Clynelish 10 Years Old

Clynelish

Pronounced: Klein-lish. Built: 1968. Current Owner: Diageo. Production Capacity: 3,400,000 litres. House style: Medium to full bodied, with boot polish and waxiness and often a distinct fruity spiciness. Located in the town of Brora in the far north east of Scotland, the present Clynelish distillery has operated since 1968. Until 1983, the distillery operated alongside the original Clynelish distillery, which was renamed Brora to allow the modern distillery to produce Clynelish. The new Clynelish is an excellent and characterful malt.

First notes to hit the nose are a beautiful rich creamy toffee or caramel. Buttery, sweet and smooth. Something akin to those little Werther’s candies we all love. I get a bit of a dusty background…similar to a pleasant old wood smell. Something here reminds me a bit of saltines as well (perhaps sea salt?). There is a lovely fruitiness right up front that compliments the toffee notes. A little peat in the background rounds out the sweetness with a hint of smoke. Absolutely beautiful creamy consistency. It coats the mouth, and just as with the nose, the first things I picked up on were fresh fruit and butter toffee. A touch of sherry…a bit of oak…vanilla…a little spice and a touch of peat somewhere in the back. Fear not peat-ophobes…not enough to drive you away. It has a nicely paced development, slowly revealing its flavors and character, and lingers for quite some time. The finish, all heat and sweet, is exceptional.

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