Clynelish 2011 Aged 10 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Single Malts Of Scotland (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 60.8% Age: 10 Years Country: Scotland Cask Number: 110000395 Date of Distilling: 19/04/22 Matured In: A Single Barrel Un-Chillfiltered The Single Malts Of Scotland range is brought to us by London based Elixir Distillers. They specialise in independently bottling Japanese and Scottish whisky but also bottle American and Irish whisky from time to time.The company’s three core whisky brands are Elements of Islay, Port Askaig and The Single Malts of Scotland, while it also bottles navy rum under the Black Tot brand. The Single Malts of Scotland range provides independent bottlings of vintage single malt Scotch from many distilleries and at a variety of ages. Built in 1967 adjacent to the first operational Clynelish distillery which was built in 1819. In the 1960’s most of the Clynelish spirit was finding its way into blends so to meet demand they required a much larger facility. The two distilleries ran side by side and were known as Clynelish A and Clynelish B but after about a year the original distillery was closed. It was then reopened in 1969 due to the demand for peated whisky to make Johnnie Walker blends. This was due to Caol Ila distillery facing a drought and closed for a year for refurbishments.The original distillery was named Brora and boasted peated whisky to the strength of between 30-35 Phenol Parts per Million. Brora ran till 1983 but is not highly sought after. The Clynelish Distillery is still to this day one of the most essential whiskies going into the Johnnie Walker blends. This single malt was distilled at Clynelish Distillery before being matured for 10 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and bottled at 60.8% ABV. One of only 224 Bottles produced world wide.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Butter cakes, vanilla and hints of fresh apples. Taste: Vanilla custard and freshly stewed apples spiced with nutmeg and clove. Finsih: Clean, short finish with green apple notes
