Clynelish 14 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Clynelish 14

Added on Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:33 AM

Bottler:

Age:	14 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	46.00 %	Region:	Highlands
Price:	$45	Availability:	Wide

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

Nose is light oak, subtle, with a delicious crisp oaky taste with some fruit on the edges, sugar and smoke in the finish. Despite the subtly in flavor, I really enjoyed this and want a bottle of my own.

Adam

(May 2012) Clynelish 14 has always been a go-to for me and I like it a lot. As I was tasting through some Clynelishes tonight, I came across my A- rating (likely bottled 2006). It's funny because I've always championed this whisky, but I didn't realize I was "officially" A- on it... seems kinda high. Although, I was less experienced at the time, and this probably did strike me as A- then... it just goes to show how palates and/or bottlings change.

I'm B+ on it now, which isn't much lower. Seems to always provide the perfect sweetness level. (2009 - L9223)

Previous notes: Nose is odd with floral/fruit/sweet and makes me worried... then it hits the mouth and it's so NOT the nose, a surprising contrast of delicious sweet peat with fruit notes. Fantastic and makes me wonder where the nose comes from. Finishes pleasantly with lingering smoke

N: Delicious, fruit / floral, light smoke. T: Thin, oaky, sugary. F: Short, vanilla. O: Pretty good, nothing exceptional.

N: Caramel, nice. T: Peaty. F: Smoky, rough.

Sweet caramel nose, smoky. I like it, a little unmemorable though.

Lots of burnt caramel in the nose, but the palate is completely different…peaty and hot with a light warm finish and a surprising sweetness at the end.

Andy

Smells (and finishes) like vanilla. Dull otherwise.

Mike

An old favorite I have not had in a while. Nose is like a still room, a little raw. Fresh sea air. Palate is smoother than the nose. Sweet lemon, pepper. Salt. Yummy. Makes me want some fish and chips.

Kevin

N: Sherry, cheap pleather

P: Candy apple, hot

F: Sour apple candy

Not so much my thing.

NOTE: Adding H20 really opened it up for me. Could elevate it to B-

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