Distillery in Focus: Clynelish
Région: Highlands
Nom: Clynelish Ancien nom: Clynelish A
Status: Active
Site web: www.discovering-distilleries.com
Téléphone: 01408 623000
E-Mail: clynelish.distillery@diageo.com
Adresse: Brora, Sutherland KW9 6LR. Latitude 58.024892N, Longitude 3.868987W
Centre pour visiteur: oui
Propriétaire: Diageo
Etablie en 1967
Alambiques: 3 wash and 3 spirit stills
Pourcentage de single malts: 0%
Fûts pour la maturation sont: bourbon et sherry
Contribue(ait) aux blends suivants: Johnnie Walker et Black & white.
Note: sur le site, deux distilleries furent nommées Clynelish. Ces données correspondent à la "nouvelle" distillerie. Pour la vieille distillerie, veuillez consulter Brora
Embouteillages officiels:
Clynelish 14 YO, 46%
Clynelish Distillers' edition (Oloroso seco) 46%
Versions limitées:
Clynelish 12 YO, Friends Bottling, 46%, Clynelish managers' choice mise en bouteille en 2009
Notes de dégusation: cliquez ici.
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| De gauche à droite: Clynelish 1974 23 ans Rare Malts, Clynelish 1982 Fauna % Flora, Clynelish Distiller's edition, Clynelish 14 ans et Clynelish 1997 Manager's choice |
Histoire de la distillerie de Clynelish
Entre 1967 et 1969, DCL construit une deuxième distillerie sur le site de Clynelish, à côté d'une distillerie également nommée Clynelish.
En 1967-69, DCL construisit une deuxième distillerie, également nommée Clynelish, afin de profité de la réputation de la première. La période 1969-75 est très confuse et plusieurs versions existent. La version la plus précise semble la suivante :
La nouvelle distillerie de Clynelish fut inaugurée en août 1967 et les deux distilleries fonctionnèrent en parallèle jusqu’en août 1968, lorsque la vieille distillerie fut fermée. A l’interne, les distilleries étaient dénommées Clynelish A (la nouvelle) et Clynelish B (la vieille). Lors de cette période, les produits de ces deux distilleries furent libellés « Clynelish » et la Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) força la DCL de changer le nom d’une des deux distilleries. Le propriétaire décida de changer le nom de la vieille distillerie en Brora, nom qu’elle aurait portée pendant de courtes périodes préalablement.
Entre 1969 et 1983, les deux distilleries fonctionnèrent en parallèle. Pour compenser la production de la distillerie de Caol Ila (1969-1974), le malt est tourbé a environ 45 ppm pendant la période 1970-77. Depuis 1983, seule la "nouvelle" distillerie de Clynelish est en opération. Depuis sa création en 1967, la distillerie est toujours restée au mains du même propriétaire.
Source: visite de la distillerie,The Magical History of the great Brora Distillery par Serge Valentin, The Making of Scotch whisky par JR Hume et MS Moss, The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom, Alfred Barnard, The Whisky distilleries of Scotland and Ireland par P. Morrice, The Scotch Whisky Distilleries de Misako Udo, Rare Malts, Facts, Figures and Taste par Ulf BuxrudThe Scotch whisky industry record par H. Charles Craig,The DCL Distillery Histories Series by Brian Spiller.
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| Mises en bouteilles officielles/originales (OB) par le propriétaire | |
| Age | |
| Clynelish over 5 YO, OB, 43%, B: 1970s | Score : 18/20  |
| Clynelish 12, OB, 43%, B: 1970s | Score : 15/20  |
| Clynelish 12 YO “Yellow and red label”, OB, 40%, B: 1980s | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish 12 YO Short Cap, OB, 56.9%, B: 1960s | Score : 19/20 |
| Clynelish 12 YO For Edward and Edwar white label, OB, 56.9%, B: circa1970 | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish 12 YO For Edward and Edward Bicolour label, OB, 56.9%, B: 1973. | Score : 17/20 |
| Clynelish 14 YO , OB, 46%, B:2005 | Score : 13/20  |
| Clynelish 14 YO bottle for the Royal Marine Hotel, D: ~1965, OB, 92° proof | Score : 18/20 |
| Clynelish 17 YO Manager’s dram, OB, 61.8%, B:1998 | Score : 18/20 |
| Millésime | |
| Clynelish 1972 Rare Malts, 24 YO, OB, 61.3%, B: 1997 | Score : 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1974 Rare Malts, 23 YO, OB, 59.1% | Score : 15/20 |
| Sans âge spécifié (NAS) | |
| Clynelish at the distillery, OB,57.3%, B: 2008 | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish Select Reserve, OB, 54.9%, B:2014 | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish Select Reserve Special Release 2015, OB, 56.1%, B:2015. | Score : 17/20 |
| Indépendants (IB) | |
| Acla Selection | |
| Clynelish 1996 Special Whisky Schiff, 17 YO, Acla Selection, 49.7%, | Score: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1996 for the Whiskyschiff, Acla Selection, 51.9%, B: 2014 | Score : 13/20 |
| Adelphi | |
| Clynelish 1995, 10 YO, Adelphi, 59.3%, B: 2006,c.12787,698 b. | Score: 11/20 |
| Berry Bros & Rudd | |
| Clynelish 1996 for Charles Hofer Switzerland, 16 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 57.1%, B:2013, c. 8783. | Score: 16/20 |
| Blackadder | |
| Clynelish 1995, 19 YO, Blackadder, 55%, B: 2014, cask 1471 | Score : 13/20 |
| Cadenhead's | |
| Clynelish 1965 “Yellow brick label” sherry, 24 YO, Cadenhead’s, 46%, B: 1989. | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1966 dumpy for Nibada, 23 YO, Cadenhead’s, 51.7%, B:1989, 90 b. | Score : 18/20 |
| Clynelish 23 YO Dumpy, Cadenhead’s, 51.9%, B: 1980s. | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1995 Sherry, 19 YO, Cadenhead’s, 54.6%, B:2015, 492 b. | Score : 14/20 |
| Daily Dram | |
| Clynelish."Kleine Licht", Daily Dram, 11 YO, 56,1%, B: 2008 | Score : 13/20 |
| Clynelish 1982, 27 YO, Daily Dram, 59.8%, B: 2010 | Score: 17/20 |
| Douglas Laing (et Langside Distillers) | |
| Clynelish 1970 Old malt cask Sherry finish, D. Laing, 48.4%, B: 2001, 186 b. | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1971 Old malt cask, 30 YO, 50%, D. Laing B: 2002, 272 b. | Score: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1971 Old malt cask, 36 YO, D. Laing, 44.6%, B: 2007, Ref #3913. 191 b. | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1971 Old malt cask, 38 YO, D. Laing, 47.9%, B: 2009, ref 5055, 145 b. | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1982 Old Malt Cask, 28 YO, D. Laing, 50%, B: 2011, ref 7553, 238 b. | Score: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1983 Old malt cask, 23 YO, D. Laing, B: 2006, c.1354, | Score
: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1996 Old Particular, 17 YO, Douglas Laing, 48.4%, B: 2014, Ref DL10033. | Score : 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1997 Distiller’s Art, 16 YO, Langside distillers, 48%, B: 2014, 242 b. | Score : 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1997, Douglas of Drumlanrig, 56.2%, B:2013, c. 10174, 60 b. | Score : 13/20 |
| Esprit du Whisky | |
| Clynelish 1995, L'esprit du Whisky, 46%. B: 2011, c. 8657, 384 b. | Score : 13/20 |
| First Editions, The | |
| Clynelish 1989, 22 YO, The First Editions, 52.5%, B: 2012 | Score: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1996, 17 YO, The First Editions, 58.2%, B: 2014. | Score: 15/20 |
| Clynelish 1997, 14 YO, The First Editions, 52.8%, B: 2012 | Score: 16/20 |
| Glenhaven | |
| Clynelish 12 YO, Glenhaven, 61%, B: 1996 | Score: 17/20 |
| Gordon & MacPhail | |
| Clynelish 12 YO Brown and yellow label bottled for Mediterranea srl,G&M, B: 1980s. | Score
: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1972 pour LMDW, 36 YO, G&M, 59.4% B : 2009 | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1972 pour LMDW, 38 YO, G&M, 55% B : 2010 | Score
: 16/20 |
| Hart Brothers | |
| Clynelish 1995, 11 YO, Hart Brother’s, 52.5%, c. 12782, 222 b | Score : 17/20 |
| High Spirits | |
| Clynelish 1991 Valentino Zagatti’s Personal Choice, 16 YO, High Spirits, 46%, B: 2008. | Score : 15/20 |
| Jack Wiebers Whisky World | |
| Clynelish 1971 Mission, 36 YO, MMD, 51.5%, B: 2007, 265 b | Score: 17/20 |
| Maltman, The | |
| Clynelish 1997, 15 YO, The Maltman, 46%, B:2013, c. 6899 | Score
: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1998, 13 YO, The Maltman, 46%. B: 2011, c. 7735 | Score: 08/20  |
| Malts of Scotland (MoS) | |
| Clynelish 1982, MoS, 48.7%, B: 2010, c. 5894, 229 b. | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1996, 12 YO, Mos, 58.1%, B:2009, c. 8245, 304 b. | |
| Murray McDavid | |
| Clynelish 1971 Mission, 36 YO, MMD, 51.5%, B: 2007, 265 b | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1995 Bourbon/Madeira/Sherry, 12 YO, MMD, 46% | Score: 11/20 |
| Rattray, A.D. | |
| Clynelish 1997, 16 YO, A.D. Rattray, 56.4%, B: 2013, c. 6525. | Score: 13/20 |
| Royal Mile Whiskies | |
| Clynelish 1995, 10 YO, RMW, 59.5%, 436 b. | Score
: 12/20 |
| Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) | |
| Clynelish 1983 26.51, 23 YO, SMWS, B: 2007 | Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1999 26.53, 8 YO, SMWS, 61.8%, B: 2008, 241 b | Score : 13/20 |
| Clynelish 1999 26.54, 8 YO, SMWS, 62.8%, B: 2008, 254 b. | Score : 13/20 |
| Scotch Single Malt Circle (SSMC) | |
| Clynelish 1983, 23 YO, SSMC, 53.1%, B: 2006, cask 1351 | Score: 14/20 |
| Signatory | |
| Clynelish 1965, 28 YO, Signatory, 50.7%, B: 1993, c. 666 | Score: 18/20 |
Clynelish 1973, 33 YO, Signatory, B:2006, 54.2%, c 8914 |
Score: 17/20 |
| Clynelish 1973 The Presonfield for LMDW, 33 YO, Signatory, 54.3%, B: 2006, c.8912, 405 b. | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1983 for Waldhaus am See Double Anniversary, 25 YO, Signatory, 46%, B: 2008. | Score: 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1989 South African Sherry, 11 YO, Signatory, B: 2001, cask 3233 | Score: 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1990 , 14 YO, Signatory, 58.4% | Score : 12/20 |
| Silver Seal (Sestante) | |
| Clynelish 1982 30th Anniversary, 28 YO, Silver Seal, 46.4%, B:2011 | Score : 13/20 |
| Single Cask Collection | |
| Clynelish 1997, 14 YO, Single Cask Collection, 56.8%, B:2012, c. 6891. | Score
: 15/20 |
| Single Malts of Scotland / The Whisky Exchange | |
| Clynelish 1972, 32 YO, TWE, 49.9%, B:2005, 206 b | Score: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1972, 34 YO, SMOS, 50.5%, B: 2007, 409 b. | Score
: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1972, 35 YO, SMOS, 53.7%, B: 2008, c. 12651, 273 b | Score
: 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1972, 38 YO, SMOS, 42.1%, B:2011, c. 430341, 439 b | Score
: 15/20 |
| Clynelish 1996 Sherry, 10 YO, SMOS, 59.6%, B: 2007, c. 2428, 666 b. | Score
: 14/20 |
| Strathblair | |
| Clynelish 1990 Sherry puncheon, Strathblair Collection 2, 46% | Score: 16/20 |
| The Bottlers | |
| Clynelish 1979 Refill Sherry, 21 YO, The Bottlers, B:2000, 62.3%, c. 8333 | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1984, 16 YO, The Bottlers, 58.5%, B: 2000, c. 4016 | Score : 16/20 |
| The Whisky Agency | |
| Clynelish 1972 Private Stock, 38 YO, TWA, 45.8%, B: 2010, 134 b. | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1982 The Perfect Dram, 27 YO, TWA, 53.9%, B: 2009, 240 b. | Score: 18/20 |
| Clynelish 1989, 21 YO, TWA, 54%, B: 2010. 166 b. | Score: 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1995, 14 YO, TWA, 53%, B: 2010. 170 b. | Score: 14/20 |
| Clynelish 1997 joint bottling with Villa Konthor, 14 YO, TWA, 52.7%, B: 2011. | Score : 13/20 |
| The Whisky Exchange, Whisky Show and Speciality Drinks | |
| Clynelish 18 YO, The Whisky Exchange, 50.6%, B:2014 | Score : 16/20 |
| Clynelish 1996 Masterpieces, Speciality Drinks, 56.1%; B: 2013, 351 b. | Score : 16/20 |
| The Whisky Fair | |
| Clynelish 1997, 13 YO, The Whisky Fair, 48.9%, B:2011, 170 b. | Score : 11/20 |
| Whisky Fässle | |
| Clynelish 1972, 38 YO, Whisky Fässle, 46.2%, B: 2010 | Score :15/20 |
| Whyte and Whyte | |
| Clynelish 1965, 28 YO, Whyte and Whyte, 50.7%, B:2004 | Score: 18/20 |
Note: Les whiskies en italiques sont les whiskies étiquettés sous le nom de Clynelish et correspondent aux produits de la vieille distillerie de Clynelish ("Brora").