Listed below are the 2 remaining whiskies from the Dalswinton sequence that we hadn’t reviewed earlier than. Test the Claxton’s web site for extra backgound data on this sequence. In the present day we’re wanting on the Clynelish 1993 and Bowmore 1992.
Clynelish 30 yo 1993 (44,5%, Claxton’s ‘Dalswinton sequence’ 2024, bourbon barrel)
Nostril: fairly nice, with a chalky and waxy begin. Damp clay, with hints of bread dough and moist cellar. Then some dried herbs, ripe yellow (cider) apples, honeydew melon. Superb hints of wax candles and dandelions. Delicate whiffs of honey, vanilla pods and lemon sweet. There’s one thing of an ‘vintage mix’ notice as properly.
Mouth: positively Clynelish. Nonetheless markedly waxy (or buttery), though the sweetness makes it rounder. Pears and melons, in addition to some peaches. Orange and grapefruit peels, with some fennel and white pepper. Even a touch of aspirin, leaving a slight bitter footprint. Then delicate tobacco, hay and outdated wooden.
End: lengthy and barely dusty, on eucalyptus oil, oak and herbs. Hints of dried grass too.
Pure Clynelish, with this beautiful waxiness that’s so distinctive. Now on the palate it tends to turn out to be a tad austere with some bitterness creeping in. That’s the place it misplaced some extent. General an excellent whisky although.
Bowmore 30 yo 1992 (43,5%, Claxton’s ‘Dalswinton sequence’ 2024, Oloroso sherry cask)
Nostril: ashy and coastal. There’s camphor, iodine and eucalyptus, in addition to some aniseed. Grassy smoke, with moist gravel and a little bit leather-based. Then rising hints of vanilla, the scent of a pine forest and natural notes. Roasted pineapple and mango are already across the nook, however doesn’t categorical itself absolutely.
Mouth: now the tropical fruits come out extra. Mango, pink grapefruit and candy pineapple. Very thick and fatty, with waxy notes, vanilla and delicate smoke beneath. Then mildly medicinal notes, oak char, iodine and a floral edge. Not precisely highly effective, however aside from that this ticks all of the packing containers.
End: lengthy, with extra tropical tartness, delicate hints of bandages and eucalyptus, in addition to a chalky / waxy trace.
The Oloroso sherry cask doesn’t go away a giant footprint, however the tropical notes are at all times thrilling. Excellent, regardless of turning into a tad fragile at occasions. The Dalswinton sequence comprises just a few completely scrumptious whiskies and along with the Springbank this Bowmore is one in every of my favourites. Rating: 92/100
