Clynelish 14 y.o. The First Editions 1997 – Slowdrink.de https://www.slowdrink.de Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:45:26 +0000 de hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.6 Review: Two More Clynelish 1997 (A Quick Comparison) https://www.slowdrink.de/2012/05/review-two-clynelish-1997/ Tue, 22 May 2012 14:18:44 +0000 https://www.slowdrink.de/?p=3086 Weiterlesen →]]> Very busy days with many tasting events before summer strikes (sorry for not posting more), so here comes just a short comparison of two recent Clynelish releases because many people were asking for more of these ‚bang-for-your-buck‘ drams (like the one I just rated 91 by the Single Cask Collection). Fourteen years seemed to be a good age for Clynelish in the past, many releases were around this puberty age in the past.

 

Clynelish 14 y.o. The First Editions 1997, 56,3%

Comment: This one is peppery and has quite some cask influence (more than the Archives version). Leather, apple and pear, green grapes and raisins are wrapped in a vanilla-malt quilt. And of course, the typical Clynelish features (visit link above). It has a creamy texture and can be drunk with or without water. A good dram.

Score: 87

 

 

Clynelish 14 y.o. Archives 1997, Bourbon Hogshead 4634, 160 btl., 53,9%

Comment: An amazingly fresh and coastal nose, mostly on apples, pears, lemon zest, wax, soft peat and moss. In the mouth it posesses a great balance: everything is there in good delineation, only the pears stand out. This one has some nice acidity to it as well and finishes just as good as it tastes. Recommendation!

Score: 89

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