Product description
The Claymore is one of the oldest brands of Scotch whisky. Its name comes from the Gaelic claidheamhmor, meaning "great sword" (the original medieval Claymore was 140 cm long, with the blade being 114 cm long).
The whisky debuted in 1882 in the Alexander Ferguson & Co. offer and most likely one of its main components came from the Tambowie Distillery belonging to the company. At the beginning of the 20th century, the rights to Claymore whisky were taken over by the Greenlees brothers, and Glendullan began to play the main role in its formula. The peak of popularity of the "Great Sword" came in the 1970s, when sales reached a million cases. Currently, the brand is in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio, and its "malt core" is Tamnavulin and Fettercairn.
Nose: cereal and fruit, breakfast cereals, apples, bananas, caramel, mixed nuts, pepper and a distant note of smoke.
Taste: quite spicy, pepper, ginger, lemongrass, cereals, nuts, a bit of oak chips and peat smoke.
Finish : not too long, slightly alcoholic, with notes of a mixture of spices and a trace of citrus.