Clynelish 25 Years Old 1996 Cask #DL 15942 (XOP)

XOP

700ml / 48.4%

Single Malt

$887

A 25 year old Clynelish from the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, 1996, at 48.4%. Oily and waxy, all lemon, beeswax and coast. Most of its make goes to blending, with a 14 year old the flagship. One of the Highlands’ most distinctive textures, the famous Clynelish wax. This is a coastal Highland malt of rare texture.

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SKU CSH035 Categories Clynelish, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Clynelish

Description

A 25 year old Clynelish from the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, distilled in 1996, from cask DL 15942, bottled at 48.4%, one of 237 bottles. Clynelish is a Diageo distillery at Brora, prized by blenders for its oily, waxy malt. The distillery was built in 1967 next to the original Clynelish of 1819, which was renamed Brora and later closed.

The spirit was worked through the tall stills for a citrussy, oily spirit, for an oily, lemony make with a savoury edge. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, vanilla beneath the oily, coastal spirit. Oxidative, evaporative ageing turns the malt deep and waxy, ethereal esters and a faint sotolon (maple). Clynelish wax and a maritime salt run through the maturing spirit. Two old Brora warehouses still stand on the site, a link to its silent neighbour. Long ageing turns the fresh lemon towards candied orange, beeswax and tropical fruit.

At 48.4%, undiluted, it is deep and waxy. A thick wax over orchard fruit and citrus, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A beeswax and a savoury edge give it depth. The close is long, wax over a citrus lift. This is the waxy heart of Johnnie Walker Gold.

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Weight

1.6 kg