1996 Clynelish 18 Year Old Highland Sherry Butt First Cask

Colour: Straw.

Nose: Citrons and oranges on top of plenty of candle wax, then soot and ink, plus fresh almonds, and touches of hessian and menthol.

Mouth: Prototypical Clynelish from those years. Lemon, a touch of salt, an acridness, soot, wax, some earth, cider apples, roots… Need I say more?

Finish: Long, tense, leaving roots, salt, and earth on your tongue.