The Highland Mariner 1997 (bottled 2015) – Wemyss Malts (Clynelish)

Single cask Clynelish, bottled by the folks at Wemyss Malts! This is a 1997 vintage Clynelish, aged in a hogshead cask until 2015 and bottled at 46% ABV. 341 bottles were produced. Wemyss gave this one the name ’The Highland Mariner’, though we’re almost 100% sure that it’s not a reference to NASA’s Mariner program carried out through the ’60s and ’70s – it’s more likely to be sea-faring mariners than space-faring…