Clynelish 1981 Manager's Dram Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Clynelish 1981 Manager's Dram

Added on Monday, Feb 21, 2011 at 09:04 PM

Bottler:

Age:	17 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1981	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	61.80 %	Region:	Highland
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

Bottled 23:11:98

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

Nose: Lots of sweet sherry, though more rich than fruity. There's chocolate, mint and marshmallow (s'mores!).

Palate: Sweet sherry with malt in the background.

Finish: The finish actually tasted more of port or other sweet wine than sherry.

This is a fun one, but I'm scared of the mutant cat on the label.

Adam

Great stuff! Oak plays of spice and fruity complexity. Nice but moderate grip in the finish. Drank a lot, took little notes. That's gotta say something.

Chris

N: Mint and sherry, exotic and spicy.
P: Whooo! Huge swell of of rich spicy flavor, like a combination of Panda Express orange chicken and maple syrup.
F: Gets more Asian saucy with some moo-shoo like notes and a fire that is immensely satisfying.
I got to taste quite a bit of this (through strategic attacks during following meetings) and I grew to like it more and more. Proof you don't need lots of peat or lots of sherry for a great malt.

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