A review of three recent releases from Decadent Drinks and the WhiskySponge, distilled at Clynelish (Candlekitty), Highland Park (Old Orkney) and Tullibardine.
The re-opening of neighbour Brora was the biggest whisky news of 2017. Far less people know that the current Clynelish distillery was actually closed for a large part of the same year, and re-opened halfway through 2017.
I never realised how rare Clynelish from 1974 is, until I checked Whiskybase. Turns out there have only ever been eight different bottlings from this vintage.
A sherried Clynelish from Malts of Scotland. In this case there's not much left of the classic Clynelish-profile, but who cares? Because this is a beauty!
It's been over four years ago that I wrote one of my favourite blog posts. Its central subject was the Clynelish Select Reserve, and now I finally had the chance to taste it.
This particular Clynelish got a lot of attention in The Netherlands for being extremely waxy (even for a Clynelish), so it is one that I've been anxious to try. Let's see what all the fuzz has been about.