Whisky Review No 17....Clynelish 14...The Pleasure is in the Sharing...

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[@markmlinar1511]

For the money it really hits. You get a bit of haze with water so I don't think it's chilled. Oily sweet up front and a few drops of water really made it flavorful. Will have to spend a few days on this one.

[@nixonreece3339]

instablaster...

[@bongson691]

Hi Alan Clynelish 14 year old is one of my favorites, still waiting patiently !!! The pleasure is in the sharing !!! 6 months !!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Yes you have Frankie.. Check your email fella..

[@TheMashandDrum]

Great review on this! I have a bottle I need to get into. Thanks for the thourough tasting notes. Cheers!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

its a crazy one Jason its different every time i go to it...it also takes a bit of getting into, but once your there its great...it gets better as the bottle goes down.... thanks for watching and commenting my friend....

[@TheMashandDrum]

@@thewhiskyfriend yes I find that alot in scotch. Most I've had get better as it opens up. Lots of flavors to be found. Cheers!

[@StephanPaulB]

My second highland favorite! Clynelish, Blair Athol, Glen Scotia,... it is a very fine collection do you show in your videos!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Well I'm very glad you like them and if you stay with me you will get to see me enjoy most of them my friend...it's a tough job but someone has to do it....cheers to Dortmund my friend...and remember my channels Moto... The Pleasure is in the Sharing...

[@andrewmainprice2179]

First bought it a year ago and tried it. Was ok but not really wowed me. Had some recently having tried Islay whiskey and other Highland malts..I loved it at cask strength.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

most of them get better when you go back to them my friend....thanks for dropping bye...

[@timallott6188]

Great review! Such a complex dram

[@russell3733]

Great to see you really enjoying the Clynelish 14, Alan! It is the genuine article and, as you say, offers so much more than many another "standard expression". The story of the two distilleries can perhaps be simplified if regarded this way: the original distillery produced Clynelish right up to the late 1960s when, as you noted, it then became "Brora" and was used exclusively to produce peated whisky. The new distillery - built in the mid 1960s literally just a stone's throw away from the much older buildings - took over the name Clynelish and has continued since then to produce the malt we know as Clynelish as well as many base malts for the Johnnie Walker blends. The original distillery buildings, while taken out of commission, were never dismantled or destroyed, so of course they're now being renovated and upgraded for their re-opening as the resurgent Brora. What it all means for us whisky enthusiasts is that in the not too distant future we'll be able to visit both Clynelish and the newly rejuvenated Brora premises all on the same morning or the same afternoon. I did exactly this just last summer and was chuffed to stand in one of Brora's old dunnage warehouses and savour a 30yo Clynelish as well as a 32yo Teaninich. Wonderful drams both! Cheers.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thanks for your insight Russel it took a bit of getting my head around it and i had to read it a few times, your right the best way to understand properly is simply to visit...the drams sound lovely...thanks for watching pal....

[@benindahl9233]

Love this dram. Working on bottle three. Great whisky, great value, nice

[@thewhiskyfriend]

It's a belter Ben I have just reordered some more fella...

[@DonnerPassWhisky]

Great review, love Clynelish agree about it being many things depending on how my palate was doing at the moment. Also love Compass Box Spice Tree which is 60% Clynelish in fact I have 4oz sample bottles of Clynelish and two different bottlings of Compass Box Spice Tree that I plan to sit down with and compare for fun. Your video production has been evolving nice intro, remembering some earlier episodes when you had those wireless earphones that blinked and reminded me of Dr Who when everyone in London was in danger of being turned into a Cyberman ! Cheers

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thanks for taking time to watch and comment....it is a challenging whisky

[@danh.5825]

New subscriber here. I'm going through your videos chronologically and enjoying them in order. What you've hinted at of being a collector is interesting. Can you elaborate on what, if anything, changed in your relationship with whisky?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

hello Dan, firstly let me thank you for your sub to my channel...on my journey, i was originally collecting single malt whisky only as investments as the banks were not generating anything for me..i was collecting for some 7 years without ever tasting any malt whisky.i was up to approx 500+ bottles...i kept getting gifts , e.g xmas, birthdays etc of bottles, i then started trying a few...then on a trip to Glasgow to visit friends i tied in collecting an auction bottle(Glendronach 15 revival) after the night out we came back and the bottle was there ..we cracked it open and the rest is history...thanks for your support my friend....

[@mistermalt3234]

Very interesting dram. Especially when you consider the price. I paid 39 € for the bottle. Keep up the good work Allan. Cheers Mate.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thank you for watching and commenting my friend....

[@foodquig]

I love Clynelidh 14... It keeps getting better!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

It does Quig....thanks for watching my friend....

[@MaltMuserWhisky]

I just got my first bottle ever of this. Slainte, Alan!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

you will enjoy this Eric, however, take your time with it is complex, but its wonderful...

[@sowlegwhiskyreview5501]

Nice review :) I think I'll go revisit my bottle, I've never really gotten the hype, though I do think it is quite all right.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thats exactly what is Rene...its an ok whisky, sometimes its good and another time its fantastic...thanks for watching....

[@babydavey2782]

Thanks again for the review my nose is not as good as yours so you help me understand and enjoy the whisky it seems to me a sweet salt marine taste with a slight peat it and I realized that’s why I like the JW gold I want to drink this tonight and leave the old pulteney for another day which I was going to drink love it and trying to buy on a happy note time tasting and smelling lovely whisky 🇦🇺

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Just take time nosing and tasting and it will come, your nose and palate will develop David, even if it does not just enjoy the whisky my friend

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Nice review Alan....I enjoy this expression too but I have to say it's often more efficiently served by indie bottlers over the years (Cadenhead, Gordon & MacPhail, TSMOS, etc...-I had the chance to try some old expressions in the past too -1971, 1972, 1976 vintages, etc...) and I regret DIAGEO didn't choose to propose other OB expressions (older I mean) at reasonable price (such as a 21 yo, 25 yo) but I may be naive saying that... I have a question that has nothing to do with CLYNELISH, what's that intriguing DEANSTON "Decennial" in your shelves ? I will appreciate some details (a short taste note maybe, and availability/price informations please, thanks a lot in advance...)

[@thewhiskyfriend]

It's the Decenary Greg it's the distillery special edition with whisky from 5 decades...not opened or tasted yet my friend.. hope you are well...

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Thanks Alan @@thewhiskyfriend I'm very curious about this one

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Hi Greg ....Aqvavitae Roy has opened his he may be able to give you some info on this one pal....

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Thanks @@thewhiskyfriend I'll ask him...

[@stuartpeel5840]

Hey Alan. I cracked open the Clynelish 14 2 weeks ago... I was expecting more, however it was a neck pour. Will give it another chance at the weekend.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

hey Stuart thanks for watching, really appreciate it pal...it is a mad whisky as is changes and changes, it is one that you really need to get to know, i would say do not give up on it...it will reward your patience, as i said i have had batch variance but in general they are all good....let me know how you get on when you go back to it my friend and remember The Pleasure is in the Sharing....

[@stuartpeel5840]

I will do mate. By the way, I had a great email today... a local shop near me in Skipton (Yorkshire) has 20% off all their whiskys... bagged myself a Glengoyne 25 for £208. Cannot wait for its delivery

[@thewhiskyfriend]

@@stuartpeel5840 Your in for a treat my friend....

[@stuartpeel5840]

I hope so. Like yourself, I have the GG Teapot dram... It's a stunner in my opinion. Will do a taste comparrison with the 18, 21, 25 and Teapot dram at some point soon as I've recently purchased them all

[@robklompstra2976]

Man, I wish I could get my hands on a bottle of the Tea Pot...

[@VaryingViewpoint]

Great review!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers again fella ...it is a super dram...always on my shelf....

[@iancrombie8862]

Like this whisky a lot..with luck i am getting it as a birthday present in May 3rd...and Ardbeg Uigegail!😋😋😋

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Both fantastic drams Ian that Clynelish would be the perfect starter dram before you tackle the Uigi.... Cheers for popping in once again my friend....

[@Ebbhead2424]

Great review, Alan! 👍🏼

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thanks Rolf where you been my friend?

[@Ebbhead2424]

Always a slow starter in the new year ;)

[@Ivo--]

Picked one up today for €34,50, mad value for a 14YO single malt at 46%

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Great find fella... Some great bargains to be had my friend... Enjoy.... Alan

[@neilbloor8743]

Good review, agree with all you said

[@thewhiskyfriend]

thanks neil , thats a new name ...cheers buddy, where you from Neil?

[@neilbloor8743]

@@thewhiskyfriend I am from crewe in Cheshire started subscribing to your channel this week. I was looking for reviews on the 21 year old Glengoyne which I bought that week.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cool thanks for the sub...I'm not far from you I'm I'm Manchester...give that GG21 some time in the glass my friend...you will love it...

[@robklompstra2976]

I admit I had to give this one some time. My buddy Tony loves it and I was determined to find out why. It took sone time and he said it would. Now I really like it as well for its uniqueness! Really good stuff. All I can say is don’t give up on it if you’re only trying it for the first time. Give it a few days, a week, a month and then come back to it.

[@jasoncoates1835]

Great advice, and consistent with my experience as well. For me this is a palate whisky - it's a little bit shy on the nose, but once it hits your tongue there's a lot there. So many whiskies are exactly the opposite, it's an interesting experience.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Send me your address Rob and I will pop a sample in the post.... [e-mail]

[@robklompstra2976]

the whisky friend is that an email address Alan?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

@@robklompstra2976 yes mate

[@thewhiskyfriend]

@@jasoncoates1835 It certainly is an interesting dram..changes all the time, a lot raving about it and a lot of people not getting it....its just a challenging dram and its just Clynelish....thanks for watching Jason

[@robklompstra2976]

Ya, all lower case. Weird. I’m not on Twitter or any other social media unfortunately.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

ok Rob try emailling to [e-mail]