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Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun Special Release 2025

Scotch Single Malt Highland
Age
18 years
ABV
51.6%
Introduced
2025
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Rich gold with warm amber highlights; full body. The refill cask maturation lets the spirit character shine through rather than heavy cask influence
Nose
Bright and fruity with fresh lemons, pineapple, peach, and unripe mango. The Pineapple Cut distillation experiment is immediately evident — this is one of the most tropical Clynelish expressions
Palate
Creamy texture with classic waxiness showing apricots, pineapple, hints of papaya, and cantaloupe. The cut-point variation shifts the spirit character toward tropical fruit while maintaining the house waxy signature
Finish
Medium to long, spicy and warming with a lingering freshly fruity aftertaste. The tropical character introduced by the Pineapple Cut fades slowly through the signature waxy Clynelish finish

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Refill casks; includes spirit from distillation cut-point experiments (Pineapple Cut)

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