Clynelish 1971 Douglas Laing 38 Year Old

This is an independently bottled Clynelish, distilled in 1971 and matured in a refill hogshead.

Bottled as part of Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask range.

Clynelish distillery as it is recognised today, was built in 1967 to replace the smaller distillery next-door, which was the original site of that name. The first distillery was closed, but later re-opened, changing its name to Brora (but that’s another story). Clynelish is part of the Diageo stable, having been taken over by DCL in 1925. Despite being an important part of the Johnnie Walker blends, it has long been bottled as a single malt.