A 14-year-old Clynelish bottled for the Flora & Fauna Range.
The name and the history of Clynelish (the first syllabe rhymes with "wine" and the second with "leash") are closely associated to the adjucent distillery, Brora.
It was built to augment the capaicity of the neighbouring, century-old Brora distillery, but eventually, demand proved insufficient to sustain both in production.
Brora was eventually mothballed in 1983.
Clynelish 14 Years Old - a classic Highland distillery a perennial favourite of the blender, due to its well-rounded maltiness and balance.
This 14 Year Old is one of the best entry-level proprietary bottlings available from any distillery.
Please note as this is a vintage whisky, conditions of bottle/label and liquid level can vary - Please note, ink writing to bottle label, split and writing to presentation box.
Nose: Light candle wax, with some sugar. A faint floral fragrance.
Palate: Pleasant creamy mouthfeel; maritime generally.
Finish: Some salt, dryish yet an attractive, even slightly bitter finish.
Jim Murray has scored this Clynelish 14 Year Old Flor & Fauna in Presentation Box Single Malt Whisky 86.5/100 in his 2020 Whisky Bible, ‘This is one of the world’s true Super Distilleries, in the top five of the most beautifully complex in Scotland’