Clydeside 2023 Limited Edition

Clydeside 2023 Limited Edition

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Dark gold
60.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Black tea, malted grains, fresh baked bread, cocoa nibs, vanilla. With water, cream, chocolate, white pepper, lemon juice. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, tingly, hot. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Dates, sarsaparilla, fresh cut grass, chocolate, cherries, black pepper. With water, cocoa nibs, vanilla, cough syrup, sarsaparilla. 
Finish: Medium. Black tea, black pepper, dates, raisins. 

Comments: 

Sweet and rich, with lots of sticky toffee pudding notes. Water brings out herbal sarsaparilla, as well as chocolate cream on the nose. A very good dram indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Clydeside Napier

Clydeside Napier

Official bottling
Single malt - Lowlands
Dark gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, cola nuts, sarsaparilla, chocolate, malted grains, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, expands, warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Strawberry jam, dates, sarsaparilla, cough syrup, vanilla, cherries, chocolate. 
Finish: Medium. White pepper, strawberry jam, vanilla, cherries. 

Comments: 

Sweet, lots of fruit and dates, and more than a smidgen of cough syrup and cherries. It’s rich, yet light. The whisky then fades to a spicy finish. Rather good.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Clydeside New Make Spirit

Clydeside New Make Spirit

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Colourless
63.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Green apples, yoghurt, malted grains, lemon zest, lemon juice, peaches. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, hot, tingly, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Strawberry jam, green apples, yoghurt, cream, malted grains, lemon zest. 
Finish: Medium. Green apples, yoghurt, strawberry jam, cream, fresh cut grass. 

Comments: 

Malty new make, a little less spicy than some others I’ve had. Lots of fruity notes and that ever present grass. Promising stuff.

Verdict:

I like this.

Clydeside Stobcross

Clydeside Stobcross

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Golden
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, caramel, raisins, milk chocolate, green apples, lemon zest. 
Mouthfeel: Medium, expands, cool, airy. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Caramel, raisins, vanilla, fresh cut grass, barley sugar, lemon zest. 
Finish: Medium. Green apples, lemon zest, fresh cut grass, vanilla. 

Comments: 

This is a mix of the previous two cask samples. It’s grassy and appley, lots of sweet malty notes, with a little citrus and vanilla. It’s well engineered and tasty indeed.

Verdict:

I like this.

Clydeside Sherry Cask Sample

Clydeside Sherry Cask Sample

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Amber
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, leather, dates, cola nuts, strawberry jam, cocoa nibs. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, expands, airy. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Dates, leather, malted grains, fresh cut grass, hints of toast. 
Finish: Medium. Dates, raisins, cocoa nibs, cola nuts. 

Comments: 

Sweet, lots of dates and sticky toffee pudding notes, but there’s also a grassy, herbal edge. Interesting whisky, but it shows a lot of the cask, as you’d expect from a sample for blending.

Verdict:

I like this.

Clydeside Bourbon Cask Sample

Clydeside Bourbon Cask Sample

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands 
Very pale gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Green apples, malted grains, leather, vanilla, salt caramel, hints of roast chicken. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, tingly, loosens, expands. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Leather, lemon juice, salt caramel, fresh cut grass, green apples. 
Finish: Medium. Leather, malted grains, vanilla, lemon juice. 

Comments: 

Stripped back, malty whisky, lots of apple and savoury notes. Extremely promising as a cask sample, tastes like a young Auchentoshan. I’d happily drink this on its own.

Verdict:

I like this.