Clynelish Distillery Clynelish 14 Years Old NV 750ml

The initial aroma is large, biscuity and grainy sweet; the aroma then becomes more sugar biscuit-like and a touch salty. Palate entry finds generous and malty-sweet flavors; by midpalate distinctive notes of black pepper, seaweed, oaky vanilla, honey and dark caramel are added. Finishes elegantly, sweetly and malty, with just a barely discernable influence of the sea.

Ahh, Clynelish. The enigma of the norhteast coast. A single malt whose waxy character - and it does smell of snuffed candles - is highly prized by blenders. This is a palate whisky, the nose almost shy and muted: glints of citrus and jellied fruits, notes of ozone/spiciness and stem ginger. It's on the tongue that it comes into its own: clinging, strangely savor, lightly sweet, juicily fruit. Enigmatic indeed.

The honey/harvest gold color is pure and blemish-free. The aroma at the pour is large, biscuity, and grainy sweet; sever more minutes in the glass allow the aroma to deepen, becoming far more sugar biscuit-like and even a touch kippery/salty. While the bouquet is lovely, it’s in the taste phase that this Northern Highlands thoroughbred takes flight as generous and malty sweet flavors thrill the taste buds at palate entry; at midpalate, distinctive notes of black pepper, seaweed, oaky vanilla, honey, and dark caramel take the palate on a magic carpet ride through Clynelish’s coastal home neighborhood. finishes elegantly, sweetly, and malty, with just the slightest, barely discernible influence of the sea.