Clynelish 12 Years Old Special Release 2022 70cl 58.5°

For this new series of Diageo Special Release 2022, the limited edition Clynelish 12 years old lingers on the barrel finish of Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso.

This Clynelish adds a spicier side to its usual fruitiness. The rich liquid shines with complex aromas of fruits, herbs and deeper, fragrant oak spices. Smooth texture and rich sweet wine flavours mingle with peppery spice after its long secondary maturation in Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso barrels. A Single Malt whisky as rare and elusive as its mysterious guardian.

We find on the label of this collector's bottle, the elusive Scottish wild cat, Felix Sylvestris, symbol of the distillery.

Legend has it that Clynelish once found himself confronted with an epic blizzard. The supernatural cold of the storm put precious casks of whisky in danger - freezing their contents, until a mysterious feline creature silently appeared. Unaffected by the freezing temperatures, he turned his hypnotic golden eyes on the drums, enveloping them in a cocoon of magical warmth. The salvaged barrels evolved with rare depths of mysterious, glowing spices, underpinned by the cold forever.