Clynelish 1972 38 Years Single Malt Whisky

Clynelish 1972 TWA

Clynelish

Highlands · United Kingdom

3.9
★★★½

9 ratings

Bottle Information

Age
38 years
ABV
45.8%
Volume
700 ml
Category
Single Malt Whisky
Distillery
Clynelish
Distillation Year
1972
Bottling Year
2010
Cask Types
Ex-Sherry Hogshead

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Lowest Price:€1,688.65(2024-02-28)

Tasting Notes & Reviews

Expert analysis and tasting impressions

1#1

Right then, poured a dram earlier. 🥃 Nose is proper nice - hint of smokey peat 🌫️ and sweet honey 🍯. Palate warms the chest 🔥. Some orchard fruit maybe 🍎. Finish lingers nicely... bit of spice at the end. Proper comforting on a cold eveing. Cheers! 🍻

2#2

Right, so the nose is quite... woody? Yeah, like old oak shelves. 🪵 Get a bit of vanilla and maybe some dried fruit – sultanas? Taste’s smooth, not too harsh. There’s a sweetness, like burnt sugar. A little smoke in the background, not overpowering. Finish lingers a bit, leaves a warm, spicy feel. 👍 Goes down nicely on a cold evening.

3#3

Hmm, smells like bonfire smoke and old leather chairs... 🤔 First sip – wow, lots of vanilla and some orange peel? 🍊 Bit of honey sweetness coming through now. Finish is long, with a kind of spicy warmth... like cinnamon sticks left in the rain. Maybe some dried fruit there too? A proper winter dram this. 😌

4#4

Right then, this one’s proper complex 👃. First hit is all campfire smoke 🔥, bit o’ sweet honey too 🍯. Then it opens up... like baked apples n’ cinnamon spice. Got this lovely creamy feel, almost like vanilla custard. There’s a bit of orange peel in there, keeps it from being too sweet. Nice long finish, leaves a warm, peppery tingle. Smells like a autumn walk, tastes like a hug in a glas 🥃. Really moreish stuff!

5#5

This one's got a real nice warmth to it, like a cozy fire in autumn. 🥃 Tastes kinda sweet with hints of apple or summat, and a bit of smokiness at the end. Really smoothe on the tongue, make me feel all relaxed. 😊 Sometimes I get a bit of spice, like cinnamon, which is lovely. A few sips and ya feel right cheerful. 🥃🔥 Got that classic oaky finish, feels proper traditional. I'd say it's a good un for evenin's.

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