Clynelish

Translation: Steep mountain

Region: (Northern) Highlands

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Attention, now it gets a bit complicated. The story of Clynelish goes like this: In 1819 a distillery called Clynelish was founded in the village of Brora in the north of the Highlands. Almost 150 years later, in 1967, a second, more modern distillery was built on the site. She was supposed to replace the first one. However, since the demand for peated malts was quite high at the time, the "old" distillery was also allowed to continue production. For a while, both sister distilleries worked side by side under the names "Clynelish A" (the old one) and "Clynelish B" (the new one). Clynelish A produced a more peated malt. After some time, the new distillery was officially named Clynelish and the old distillery was renamed "Brora". Under this name, she continued to produce her powerful malt until it finally closed in 1983. So, when we talk about "Clynelish" today, we usually mean the "new" Clynelish distillery - unless the precious drop was distilled before 1967. Actually everything is very simple.

A little history

For the majority of the history: see above.

Since 1987 Clynelish belongs to United Distillers (UD) and since 1998 to Diageo.
In 2005, Clynelish joined Caage Ila, Glen Elgin, Knockando and Royal Lochnagar in Diageo's expanded Classic Malt Selection.

What do I actually have in the glass?

The Clynelish is a really powerful malt with a dry, slightly smoky touch and a clear sea breeze

3 reasons to love Clynelish

1) Because it does not depend on the name, but on the character.
2) Because the malt tastes so beautiful after wild Highland romance.
3) Because the northern highlands are also worth a taste in terms of taste.

The one drama for the lonely island

The 16-year-old (1997/2014) from Signatory's "Un-Chillfiltered" series reflects the Clynelish character very well: sea air, spice, smoke & fruitiness - and a lot of power.

numbers and facts

Address: Brora, Sutherland, KW9 6LB
Founded: Today's Distillery: 1967 by the Scottish Malt Distillers. Original "Clynelish" distillery: 1819 by George
Granville Levison-Gower, Marquis of Stafford
Status: active
Owner: Diageo
Capacity: about 3,000,000 liters
3 wash stills (17,000 l)
3 spirit stills (19,000 l)
Water: Clynemilton Burn
Visitor Center: yes
Phone: +44 (0) 1408/623000
Website: www.malts.com