26.194 Low Fat Cat

Clynelish 10 Year Old 2011, Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 26.194 Low-Fat Cat, is a single cask single malt Scotch from the Clynelish distillery in the Highland region (SMWS distillery code 26). Distilled on 8 February 2011, it was matured for 10 years in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel and bottled at a natural cask strength of 59.1% ABV, with an outturn of just 186 bottles. The Society places it in its Sweet, fruity & mellow flavour profile, and its Tasting Panel describes an easy, instantly appealing dram of honey, tropical fruit and waxy, cakey sweetness. Like every SMWS bottling it is presented at cask strength without chill filtration, and the label carries the Society's cask code rather than the distillery name.

Nose: Bubble gum, sandalwood and green herbs with honey, mango and lychee; water adds pine cones, Battenberg cake and yellow fruit with a sweet floral touch

Palate: Dessert-wine custard, cherry Bakewell, dried mango, melon and lemon marmalade; with water olive oil cake, lemon drizzle icing, camphor, hazelnuts and ripe kumquat

Serve: Neat first, then with a few drops of water to open it up; at full cask strength it rewards patience.