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Raided Score:87
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Clynelish Game of Thrones Edition

  • Distiller:

    Clynelish

  • Bottler:

    Clynelish

  • ABV:

    50.5%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price: $100 to $199.99

This is a promotional release from Diageo for the Game of Thrones television series on HBO. This comes to us from Clynelish. While it's a NAS release, it features a hefty ABV bump over the OB Clynelish 14. It's been more than a year since I had and reviewed this right after launch, and it was poured for me, so I thought it may be a nice exercise in palate evolution.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 92
  • Publisher: The Whiskey Wash
  • Excerpt: Water brings out more smoky and maritime notes, plus milky white corn and marzipan. Bizarre and lovely.
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  • Raided Score: 87
  • Publisher: Distiller
  • Excerpt: Hints of honey, sultanas and white grapes too. Good stuff from this Highland distillery.
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  • Raided Score: 89
  • Publisher: Whisky Advocate
  • Excerpt: Licorice, black pepper, and citrus fruits in the medium to long finish.
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  • Raided Score: 78
  • Publisher: Whiskyfun
  • Excerpt: So, are the Tyrell's villains? As far as Clynelish is concerned, I’m sorry but this is not exactly my thing. Reminds me a bit of the late 1970s vintages.
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  • Raided Score: 86
  • Publisher: The Whiskey Jug
  • Excerpt: The house might be gone, but the whisky stands as a decent tribute.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • Publisher: WhiskyCast
  • Excerpt: The finish has lingering fruity notes, a hint of dried flowers, and a touch of sea air that give this whisky a great complexity.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publisher: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: The finish isn’t exactly what I would call the strongest, and it doesn’t really provide new discoveries to unearth. Not the best Clynelish I’ve ever had, but certainly far from the worst.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publisher: Bottle Raiders
  • Excerpt: Overall, a big fan of this. I think it may be my favorite of the releases I've had from the GoT line, but I still need to try one or two.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Fresh baked bread, honey, toffee, waxy fruits like apple and pear. Faint ash, light pepper, nice light sherry note

  • Taste:

    Rich palate, mild heat, but lots of complexity. Pepper, faint smoke, sweet honey and toffee. Faint plum, more fresh baked bread.

  • Finish:

    Long, powerful and complex. Fresh baked bread, toffee, sweet creme brulee and faint ash. More nice pepper and even a faint bit of salinity. Waxy fruitiness.

  • Overall:

    Overall, a big fan of this. I think it may be my favorite of the releases I've had from the GoT line, but I still need to try one or two.

  • Score:

    88

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  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources