Clynelish 21 Chieftain's K&L Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Clynelish 21 Chieftain's K&L

Added on Saturday, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:18 PM

Bottler:

Chieftain's

Age:	21 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1990	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	58.10 %	Region:	Highland
Price:	$130	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Distilled October 1990 Bottled December 2011 Cask no 11416 535 bottles.

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Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose is fruity, nice, a little waxy, slight cleaning product, oak. Mildly sweet on the palate, dries slowly through the finish. Nice spice and oak. Water amps up sweetness as expected, and the spice becomes more bay-leafy… but water also increases the oaky bitterness in finish.

This would be fantastic except that for me, it's over-oaked. Not terribly so, but in the way that lingers enough that the first few sips aren't as good as the rest of the glass. Decent whisky though. B-/B

Tim

N: Niiiice. Old wood, leather, deep sherry notes with a nutty quality. Dried fruits, orange, a litle apple skin, touch of cinnamon. Slightly perfumed. Water brings down the sherry a bit and leaves a slightly damp pears and apples impression with a bit of white pepper.

P: Apple skin up front, a little hint of pear, lots of dried fruits, a good amoutn of old wood (but it's not overbearing); a little cinnamon on top. A touch of clove. White ppepper. Fairly thick mouthfeel. Water simplifies this one a bit around basic sherry notes. A little apple presence and some wood with a light dusting of white pepper an a hint of sichuan pepper.

F: Cinnamon, apple skin, leather, some slight drying wood, a little hint of raisin, maybe even a touch of marmite for a second. Comes back to apple skin in a big way. Dries and focuses on wood. With water, the finish is a little more woody.

This is big and has a lot going on. I really enjoy the multitude of flavors on this one. It's still got a lot of pep and kick for its age but it's showing good signs of maturity. It's nice with a little bit of water.

Sku

Nose: Malty, soapy, a bit musty.

Palate: Very malty in Clynelish style, but with some both sweet and acidic notes. There's a touch of fruit and a goodly amount of wood, but not overwhelmingly so.

Finish: Malt and tea.

Very solid Clynelish.B/B+

Andy

Sweetened caramel. Salty cherries. White pepper. Funk on the finish. B/B+

Ries

n: brown sugar and strawberry jam, caramel, oatmeal, and very dry tobacco leaf. Peychauds bitters on a brown sugar cube.

t: very woody and dense. Syrupy, oak is predominate and very deep. Burnt cherries, caramel, and waxy varnish. This could be considered by some to be "overaged" but that is kinda my thing that I like, so I give it a bit of a bonus because it's unique and interesting.

[B+/A-]

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