Product description
Special Releases is a limited series of Diageo whiskies released every autumn.
It debuted in 2002 and is made from the finest single malt and single grain barrels from the group's portfolio, bottled at cask strength without chill filtration. The 2022 release included 7 single malts (Mortlach NAS, Oban 10 years old, Talisker 11 years old, Clynelish 12 years old, Lagavulin 12 years old, Singleton of Glen Ord 15 years old, Cardhu 16 years old) and one single grain whisky, Cameron Bridge 26 years old. The Clynelish 12 years old presented here was originally aged in refill American oak barrels, then finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry barrels for over two years.
Nose: brown sugar, vanilla, milk fudge, sweet bread, pears, baked apples, raisins, pineapple, notes of wax and oak.
Palate: pleasantly waxy, raisins and sultanas, milk chocolate, toffee, buttered buns, salted caramel, apricots, apples, allspice and a pinch of white pepper.
Finish : long, with notes of milk chocolate, toffee, buttered toast, orchard fruit, toasted oak and a pinch of spice.