Clynelish Whisky

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  Clynelish 14 year old Coastal Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865392-37

  There is a texture in Clynelish that nobody quite explains. Candle wax, beeswax, something that coats the tongue and stays there. Whisky people simply call it waxy and leave it at that.

  Expert description

  Clynelish 14 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in oak casks and bottled at 46%.

  The distillery sits on the coast in Sutherland, where the original Clynelish was founded in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford. When a new distillery was built across the road in 1968, the old one was renamed Brora and closed in 1983. Clynelish is today one of the main ingredients in Johnnie Walker, but the 14 year old is where the distillery character stands at its clearest: maritime, waxy and with a freshness you do not find further south.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Citrus peel and sea salt first, then wax, vanilla and heather. A cool, mineral note runs underneath it all and points straight at the coast.

  Palate

  Creamy and lively. Ripe fruit, malt, honey and a suggestion of smoke, carried by that distinctive waxy mouthfeel. The 46% gives bite without tightening things up.

  Finish

  Long, dry and elegant, with maritime nuances, pepper and a mild spiced warmth fading slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish 14 years Coastal Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 14 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oak casks
  EAN no.: 5000281016528

  Flavour profile

  Waxy · Maritime · Citrus · Honeyed · Lightly Smoked

  Did you know?

  The waxy character is unintentional. It comes from feed pipes at Clynelish that are not fully cleaned, letting an oily layer build up and mark the spirit. When the system was thoroughly scrubbed in the 1970s the wax vanished, and it took years to coax it back.

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  • 1pcs.
    80,25EUR
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  Clynelish 1992/2004 Signatory Vintage 12 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 505956-759824-24

  The cask was filled in May 1992 and emptied again in May 2004 — almost to the day twelve years later. Signatory has a fondness for that kind of precision, and it rubs off on the whisky.

  Please note: The bottle is supplied without a carton.

  Expert description

  Clynelish 1992/2004 Signatory Vintage 12 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a hogshead and bottled at 46% without added colouring.

  The cask carries the number 6304 and gave 395 bottles. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington and is among the most prolific independent bottlers in Scotland; the house also owns Edradour today. A twelve year old Clynelish from bourbon wood shows the distillery's waxy core with little cask interference, and releases from the early 1990s are becoming hard to find.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Clean and cool. Lemon peel, green apple and wet stone, with wax and a light saline note behind.

  Palate

  Crisp and malty. Apple, honey, cereal and that oily Clynelish texture, with pepper and a touch of liquorice towards the end.

  Finish

  Medium and dry, with mineral, citrus and a waxy finish that sits around for a long time.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish 1992/2004 Signatory Vintage 12 years Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead no. 6304
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 12/05/1992
  Bottled: 19/05/2004
  Number of bottles: 395
  Edition: Single Cask

  Flavour profile

  Waxy · Citrus · Mineral · Malty · Dry

  Investment potential

  Medium. The bottling is over twenty years old, the outturn was 395 bottles, and Clynelish from the 1990s is increasingly traded among collectors. Unopened examples are getting scarcer.

  Did you know?

  Signatory is known for printing both the cask number and the exact distillation and bottling dates on the label. It looks like a technicality, but it makes the bottles traceable, and it is one reason collectors keep a particularly close eye on this house.

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  • 1pcs.
    174,25EUR
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  Clynelish 1995/2024 Symingtons Choice 28 Year Signatory Single Highland Malt Whisky 53.5%

  Item no.: 50595555-559

  Andrew Symington has spent almost four decades picking casks for other people. Symingtons Choice is the range where he picks for himself — and he started with a sherry butt from 1995.

  Expert description

  Clynelish 1995/2024 Symingtons Choice 28 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength of 53.5%.

  The cask is numbered 11250, was filled on 21 November 1995 and emptied on 29 April 2024. It gave 447 bottles. The Symingtons Choice range is named after Signatory founder Andrew Symington, who entered the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame in 2021. Leaving Clynelish for 28 years in oloroso is a bold call — the distillery's waxy core can easily be buried in sherry, but here the two hold each other in check.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Deep and dark. Raisin, fig and toffee first, then orange peel, walnut and a damp tobacco note from the old wood.

  Palate

  Full and oily. Dried fruit, dark chocolate, candied ginger and a layer of cocoa. Beneath the sherry, Clynelish still pulls with its waxy texture and a trace of salt.

  Finish

  Very long and warm, with fig, nuts, dark cocoa and a dry spiced close that keeps going.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish 1995/2024 Symingtons Choice 28 years Signatory Single Highland Malt Whisky 53.5%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 28 years
  ABV: 53.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oloroso sherry butt no. 11250
  Distilled: 21/11/1995
  Bottled: 29/04/2024
  Number of bottles: 447
  Edition: Symingtons Choice

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dried Fruit · Full-bodied · Spiced · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  High. Twenty-eight years in one cask, 447 bottles and a range carrying the founder's own name. Old sherried Clynelish is scarce, and demand for the distillery has climbed steadily since Brora reopened.

  Did you know?

  Signatory bought Edradour in 2002 — then Scotland's smallest distillery, where three men could run the whole production. Andrew Symington went from bottler to distiller without giving up either role.

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  • 1pcs.
    670,00EUR
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  Clynelish 1996/2020 The Waxy 24 years old Valinch & Mallet Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48.5%

  Item no.: 22227865406-2021-02-0036

  The label says The Waxy Highland Distillery and nothing else. That is the kind of silence that says the most, because only one Highland distillery is ever called waxy.

  Expert description

  Clynelish 1996/2020 The Waxy 24 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead and bottled at 48.5%.

  The cask is numbered MZ01-4 and gave 353 bottles after 24 years. The release was Valinch & Mallet's hundredth, and the house marked it by leaving the distillery unnamed under the byword The Waxy — an obvious nod to the texture Clynelish is famous for. A bourbon cask over that many years lets the spirit stand forward without much cask sweetness, which is exactly the point of this kind of bottling.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Beeswax and lemon oil first, then ripe pear, honey and a cool mineral note. A distant sea air sits under it all.

  Palate

  Dense and oily. Citrus, malt, honey and wax, with white pepper and a dry herbal edge. The 24 years have given depth without the wood taking room from the fruit.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with wax, mineral and a slowly fading spiced warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish 1996/2020 The Waxy 24 years Valinch & Mallet Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48,5%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 24 years
  ABV: 48.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon hogshead no. MZ01-4
  Distilled: 1996
  Bottled: 2020
  Number of bottles: 353
  Edition: The Waxy 100th Whisky

  Flavour profile

  Waxy · Citrus · Mineral · Honeyed · Dry

  Investment potential

  High. Twenty-four years in one bourbon cask, 353 bottles and the status of the bottler's hundredth release. Older Clynelish from independent bottlers has become noticeably harder to source in recent years.

  Did you know?

  Independent bottlers often hide the distillery name when the contract forbids its use. The solution is a byword such as The Waxy, Secret Highland or a nod to the region — and for enthusiasts, guessing the house is half the fun.

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  • 1pcs.
    469,00EUR
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  Clynelish 2014/2026 Carn Mor 11 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 52.4%

  Item no.: 22206-19728

  Eleven years is not much for a Clynelish. But if the cask is quiet enough, the wax comes through anyway — and you get the distillery almost in raw form.

  Expert description

  Clynelish 2014/2026 Càrn Mòr 11 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon wood and bottled at cask strength of 52.4%.

  The release belongs to the Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited range from Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, run by brothers Brian and Jamie Morrison. The range consists solely of single batch and single cask bottlings, and once a release is gone it never returns. This one gave 264 bottles. The cask was chosen to let the distillery stand forward rather than sit on top of it — a young, energetic Clynelish with no cask make-up.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Lemon oil, wax and ripe pears first. Behind them sit a light floral note and a cool mineral edge.

  Palate

  Creamy and lively. Citrus, honey, malt and wax, with a mild saline note and a touch of tropical fruit. The cask strength brings energy rather than sharpness.

  Finish

  Medium with dry mineral nuances, sweet malt and a clean, fresh close.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish 2014/2026 Carn Mor 11 years Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 52,4%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Bottler: Càrn Mòr
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 52.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks
  Distilled: 2014
  Bottled: 2026
  Number of bottles: 264
  Edition: Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited

  Flavour profile

  Waxy · Citrus · Fresh · Mineral · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. The outturn is 264 bottles from one batch, and Càrn Mòr releases are never repeated. Clynelish is at the same time a distillery attracting growing collector attention.

  Did you know?

  Càrn Mòr means large cairn in Gaelic. The Morrison family has been in whisky for generations — Stanley P. Morrison was behind Morrison Bowmore, and the sons have since built their own bottling house from the ground up.

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  • 1pcs.
    134,00EUR
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  Clynelish That Boutique-Y Whisky Company 24 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky 49,7%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280143

  The label is a comic strip. The contents are a twenty-four year old Clynelish. That Boutique-Y Whisky Company built its entire identity on that contrast, and it still holds.

  Expert description

  Clynelish That Boutique-Y Whisky Company 24 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 49.7% in a 50 cl bottle.

  This is the house's batch 5 from Clynelish and gave 154 bottles. That Boutique-Y Whisky Company was founded in 2012 by Ben Ellefsen and is known for its hand-drawn labels, where every bottle gets its own illustration with a story inside it. Behind the playful packaging sits a quite serious selection of casks — and a twenty-four year old Clynelish is not something you stumble across.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Honey cake and red berries first, then wax, orange peel and a warm spiced note from the old wood.

  Palate

  Full and round. Saffron, sea salt, golden syrup and ripe apples, with mild smoke appearing towards the end. The texture is thick and oily, as the age suggests.

  Finish

  Long, spiced and rich, with syrup, salt and a dry oak note that lingers.

  Specifications

  Name: Clynelish That Boutique-Y Whisky Company 24 years Single Highland Malt Whisky 49,7%
  Distillery: Clynelish
  Bottler: That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
  Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 24 years
  ABV: 49.7%
  Size: 50 CL
  Number of bottles: 154
  Edition: Batch 5
  EAN no.: 5052598158163

  Flavour profile

  Waxy · Spiced · Syrupy · Maritime · Lightly Smoked

  Investment potential

  High. 154 bottles from a single batch, 24 years in cask and a distillery whose bottles have become markedly harder to find. The Boutique-y labels also have a collector following of their own.

  Did you know?

  That Boutique-Y Whisky Company bottles in 50 cl rather than 70 cl, precisely to make rare and old casks available to more people. The idea has since spread to other bottlers, but the house was among the first to make it a standing policy.

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  • 1pcs.
    469,00EUR