Clynelish 1972 - Cadenheads Cask Strength - Single Cask 5643

INFORMATION

Clynelish 1972. Bottled by Cadenhead's for their White Label Cask Strength series. Cask number 5643. 70cl. 61.5%.

The unsurpassed Cadenhead’s White Label Clynelish 1972 Cask 5643, one of a trio of sister sherry casks bottled for Oddbins in the 1990s at its remarkable cask strength of 61.5%. 1972 was a miracle vintage for Clynelish (and its sister Brora of course) and this fantastically rich, intense, leathery, fruity, tobacco-edged dram is one of the finest examples we've tried.

DISTILLERY:Clynelish

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:61.5%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Cadenhead's

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:5643

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Highland

DISTILLED YEAR:1972

One of the Highland’s most iconic whisky distilleries, the modern Clynelish distillery dates from 1967, and ran alongside the original distillery (now known as Brora) between 1969-1983. The new Clynelish has six stills and a capacity of just under 5m litres per annum, much of which goes to owner Diageo’s blended whiskies, particularly Johnnie Walker.

Any Clynelish whiskies pre-dating the 1970s are from the distillery now known as Brora, as are most if not all of the old Ainslie & Heilbron official 12-year-olds that continued into the early 1980s. In the mid-1990s modern Clynelish was confirmed as a great whisky distillery in its own right when several outstanding 1970s vintages Rare Malts Editions and the Cask Strength Flora & Fauna 1980 appeared.

Independent bottlings of Clynelish are very common and some incredible whiskies, particularly from the mid-1990s vintages, have been released in recent years.