Clynelish 1995 Aged 25 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 57.2% Age: 25 Years Old Country: Scotland
Cask Number(s): 11240
Date of Distilling: 21/11/1995
Date of Bottling: 19/02/2021
Matured In: a Refill Sherry Butt
Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found.
Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.
Built in 1967 adjacent to the first operational Clynelish distillery which was built in 1819. In the 1960’s most of the Clynelish spirit was finding its way into blends so to meet demand they required a much larger facility. The two distilleries ran side by side and were known as Clynelish A and Clynelish B but after about a year the original distillery was closed. It was then reopened in 1969 due to the demand for peated whisky to make Johnnie Walker blends. This was due to Caol Ila distillery facing a drought and closed for a year for refurbishments.The original distillery was named Brora and boasted peated whisky to the strength of between 30-35 Phenol Parts per Million. Brora ran till 1983 but is not highly sought after. The Clynelish Distillery is still to this day one of the most essential whiskies going into the Johnnie Walker blends.
This single malt whisky was distilled in 1995 at the Clynelish Distillery before being placed in a refill Sherry Butt to age for no less than 25 years. It was bottled in 2021 at 57.2% ABV as part of the Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Sweet cherries and creamy buttery fudge, some tropical fruit notes and garden herbs.
Palate: Cherry pie with butter pastry, some melted chocolate and bitter cocoa.
Finish: Long with red berries and oak.
