Product description
The Claymore is one of Scotland’s oldest whisky brands. Its name derives from the Gaelic claidheamhmor meaning “great sword” (the original medieval sword was 140cm long including 114cm of blade).
The whisky was created in 1882 by Alexander Ferguson & Co. and most likely have contained Tambowie malt. In the early 1900s The Claymore brand was part of the Greenlees Brothers portfolio and its backbone had been Glendullan. Its popularity peaked in the 1970s with sales approaching a million cases. Currently The Claymore is owned by Whyte & Mackay, the company representing about 9% of the global Scotch whisky market, and its main components are Tamnavulin and Fettercairn.
Nose: grainy and fruity, breakfast cereals, apples, bananas, caramel, mixed nuts, pepper and fading hint of smoke.
Palate: pretty spicy, pepper, ginger, lemon grass, breakfast cereals, mixed nuts, oak shavings and hints of smoke.
Finish: not too long, slightly spirity, with notes of mixed spice and hints of citrus.