Clynelish 14 Year - Highland Scotch Whisky Review #99 

Clynelish 14 is fab...at least 90/100!!!

Andrew 1.5 is a crazy score for this bottle my friend, it is your score my friend so you are entitled to it, i did notice that it is a neck pour, i do hope that you have had a second pour of this dram...my opinion of this whisky is that it is intensely complex and some get it and some do not, this whisky is from what is regarded as one of thee best distilleries in Scotland and it has everything it is sweet/dry spicy, herbal, tropical, waxy,oily,fresh fruit,dry vanilla,toffee, sage,ginger,salty,briney, banana,apricot, apple, mineral chalky notes, please tell me you have gone back and tried it again....but it is one of those malts, you either love it or you do not....great show guys keep up the great work and remember The Pleasure is in the Sharing....

Apparently, Andrew's got a lot left to learn... lol. Spicy Highland Malt: either you get them or you don't! Actually that's more seriously meant than it might seem. Sat together with a friend this evening and we tried one of his favs, a 1988 Duncan Taylor Glen Garioch. Straight ex-Bourbon cask, a bit of smoke and a whole lot of Highland spiciness and herbs (don't be mislead btw, Dalmore is not a good representative of the Highland style... ;-). Back to the story: when he opened the Glen Garioch a couple of years ago among shrewd brothers of malt, half of them thought it to be brilliant, the other half were confused and disappointed. So it's true to a degree also with Clynelish 14: either you love it or it does not work for you. I for once love the style (though can't speak for the specific Clynelish in question, it's been a while...), it hides much of its complexity in alleged simplicity and its savory note is often mistaken for alcohol burn. So, Andrew, think of intense peat smoke or strong sherry flavors of distractors to mask flaws in the distillate. Highland style malt kinda gives you the raw truth of what's there, and if you get over the missing cover of smoke and sherry you will find a sexy malt, indeed. I have all the hope for you. ;-)

Said as “Clyne Lish”. This distillery is about 8 miles from where I live. My favourite tipple and rarely discounted. Brora, Sutherland, about 70 miles north of Inverness in the depths of the Highlands on the North East coast.

Awesome review Guys! If I would have done a whisky of the year this past year....this would have been the bottle I would have picked. Cheers guys! Andrew....I love you (and I normally agree with your palate)...but you are crazy...at least with your opinion on this whisky:) Cheers Guys!

Andrew... I would love to see you revisit this one...

I know that you guys reviewed the Springbank 10 yr early on in your reviewing. I think you really need to pick up a Springbank 12 yr Cask strength and review that. It is truly a dram that you will have on your bar the rest of your life. It's a great dram!!!! Don't cheat yourself. Try it. I stand 110% behind this one. Cheers brothers !!!

Clynelish 14yo has been one of my early favorites for its unique style. I had a couple Broras before prices got crazy, completely different profile with a farmy smoke and candle wax, kinda love/hate malt. There's a few cask strength IB's of the Clynelish from Signatory and Berry Bros that are interesting too. Being a coastal Highland it shares some similarities with Old Pulteney, Glenmorangie, Balblair, maybe even Scapa if there was a regional style to it.

Ive recently got a bottle of this, its a great complex malt. Give it some time, maybe add a little water.

This whisky is the most complex whisky I have ever tasted. Andrew, I am amazed at your notes. I think Ralfy said it best when he said this is not a whisky for the inexperienced and feint of heart. Just so much going on. I think this whisky does need water to help the pallet sort out all the fruit, waxy, floral, minty, medicinal notes. I am still trying to sort out all the flavors. I am not sure this would ever be a standard go-to whisky, but boy if you want an experience and a rainbow of flavors from sweet to bitter and everything in-between, this is the dram. I can see why this whisky is considered a hallmark scotch whisky.

S4D, super clear picture guys. This was one of my first bottles in 2015. I rated it a 85/100.. Looks like Andrew shorted Mark on his pour. :>( Drew tilt the glass when you pour to avoid spilling.:>) I've had tastings like Andrew on bottles that I expected more from and they fell short. Revisit the bottle at another time and see if it tastes different. Great review.

You guys should bring back the movies in the background and the bad movie puns. Not to take away from the main focus...it just really added an element of atmosphere that was unique to each video.

Andrew did you have a peated whisky prior to trying this because this is a very good dram

Get the straight jacket, Andrew has gone coocoo for coco puffs.

Andrew, I am with you. This is flat! Just did a quick check out on reviews of Clynelish 14 and Oban 14. All of them are more on Clynelish side. Only I seems to be different :-D Oban has a lot from Clynelish for me but also a lot, lot more ;)

Give it another try Andrew with a fresh palate. I think it was saturated when you tried this whisky. That's why you could only get the spicy notes.

Love watching you guys talk Scotch. Love the different palates and view points. Cheers.

First problem boys you should never open a bottle and try it right away. The problem here is that a neck pour never tells you how good a product it. It has been closed up for 14 yrs and needs time to open. I love this product but it needs time to open cheers

Love Clynelish. There are some cracking independent bottles out there and Compass Box use it as the base for most of their bottles. I always get a waxy, burning candle taste. I have a small sample of a 29 year old cask strength Clynelish tucked away. Lovely. Cheers.

To each his own, but it seems odd or even maybe useless to say you don't like a Non Islay malt because it isn't an Islay. The guy in the blue w/o hat has it right(at least in my way of thinking), judge on intrinsic qualities. Glasser heavily uses this in his blends.

I'll tell you Andrew. Stick a splash of water in it and let it sit for 5mins, 14mins if your name is Ralph, Clyne-leesh, is a big dram by any standard. Looking forward to your re-review..

Alright lads? I just found your channel watching your review of the Offerman Lagavulin. I noticed the Clynelish bottle in the background, and so I thought I'd search for your review of Clynelish. I'm sure by now, you've realised, that it's pronounced klyne-leesh. One of my favourite distilleries.

Last glass I had of this, actually, I took a bite of dark high % cocoa chocolate, then the next sip tasted entirely differently... from that thick full bodied toffee, to bitter green apple. Love that in the time it has taken me to slowly work through the bottle, I'm still getting different things out of it. Heard mixed reviews from bottling to bottling though...

If at 65 bucks two of you gave it a 3, and I just bought a bottle for 40€, my expectations just went through the roof. I'm eager to pop that bottle open.

New sub here. Keep up the good work. I enjoy watching with a dram! Keep coming out with good stuff :)

The color looks quite dark. Chilled filter ?.or Not. Thick heavy palate ? How was the finish ?.

Hey guys - I'd like to be here at 10PM, but of course it depends a little on what the wife wants to do, right? heheh... Anyway, I am a lot like Andrew, a definite smoky peat-head. My "go to" this week is just a flat Laphroaig 10. Andrew, how does this compare to a Glenlivet 12? Is it a lot different than a speyside? I haven't tried a highland yet, and I was nervous about the Glen, but I did enjoy that one. Just curious on what you DO like a lot out side of our beloved Islay?

love this one guys. glad u finally got to it.

It's pronounced Klein-Lish.....

Been waiting for this one before I try it! Keep it up guys!

I liked this one quite a bit. 14 years at 46% abv. No bones about it at all.

The color looks quite dark. Chilled filter ?.or Not.

Were all different. I have to thumb down this video. This Clynelish 14 is among my favourite below $100 bottles from Highland. Why the heck talk about smoke and peat in a Highland ? You also want to have jasmine taste in your coffee ? I’d rate it a solid 93/100. What I would call an EXCELLENT SCOTCH. And I also love peated Islay whiskies. Cheers, Claus from Denmark

i can sympathise with andrew on this one. for some it can take a few drams of this one to reveal itself. when it hits though......

Majority British people would rate this 90 out of 100.

One of my faves. Weirdly can't get it here in Sweden without ordering from the UK. Picked a bottle up last time I was in Berlin but it's almost empty... ruh roh! :)

What is the top price you guys have tried in a scotch? Could you do your top 5 scotches show?

Andrew - Did you drink any Smoke/Peat within 24 hours prior to trying this one? When I do, and have a glass of my favorite (sweet) it tastes as you say "flat" although it's not. 48 hours later the taste buds recover and it tastes great again. Thanks for the entertainment.

Nice resolution. color is bit red, but good stuff!

a younger version of this is what makes up the majority of Compass Box's Spice Tree and Oak Cross, etc...

Liking the new camera setup! Good review, but I believe you guys are pronouncing Clynelish incorrectly. It should be Klyn-leesh. The E between N and L isn't pronounced. Example: www.howtopronounce.com/clynelish/ Looking forward to Whisky review 100, I hope y'all pick something special!

Clynelish hasn't produced any whisky in the past year due to an upgrade currently ongoing.

Great review, no complaint but it's pronounced kleinleash

in the state of Virginia were I live my local liquor store wants 130 for a bottle

I have been watching you guys for a while now and like your honest reviews

That dude always pours his drink taller than the other guys lol. The wheelhouse dude 🤣

Please try the suntory yamazaki 12 years

I wonder if Andrew tried this today he'd still give it less than he gave Laphroaig Select.

I hope to catch y'all tonight!!!

Love this channel and the reviews but can you please research pronunciations a bit better in future?

Andrew is way too deep into peat territory... there r more flavours to be explored other than peat thou 😬😬

If you still have any on this left, go back to it and review it again. It's imperative for any credibility you may want to salvage. It's all there...

Man..at least 2 of .these guys are clueless! 🤨

Talking smack, But he always pour his drink taller every time lol

Kline-lish

Wheel house got weird eyes... lol

Let me get this straight... Until less than a year ago you haven't heard of Clynelish, and, you have a whisky channel?