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McClellands Highland Reviews
- Distillery
- McClellands
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 5 Years
- Alcohol
- 40% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Highlands
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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The McClelland's Single Malt family is a range of Single Malt Scotch whiskies from four of Scotland's key whisky distilling regions - Highland, Islay, Speyside and the Lowlands. McClelland's is a budget Scotch, priced at a fraction of most single malts, and cheaper than most blends or call brands of other liquors. There is no McClelland's distillery, rather it is a 5 year old bottling of one of several other Morrison Bowmore distillery's spirit.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light Amber
- Nose
- It smells hot. It smells of alcohol.
- Body
- Light with no real body. Airy, ghostly, elusive.
- Palate
- Alcohol. Molasses. Carrion.
- Finish
- It seems to have a bitter, skunky finish unbecoming a scotch.
This is the first scotch I've ever had to mix with soda. It's atrocious.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- golden blonde, wet hay
- Nose
- Rainy beach, honey, butter scotch
- Body
- Round, syrupish
- Palate
- Peat, honey, floral bitterness , fruit mixture
- Finish
- Warm, medium, kinda painful but in a good way
I enjoyed this better than their lowlands variety. Nice.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- light
- Nose
- smooth
- Body
- Killer round body
- Palate
- sneaky
- Finish
- Like an orgasm
Great whiskey for a good price
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- light honey, amber
- Nose
- light wood, musk, fruity, wet sand
- Body
- light, thin
- Palate
- raw, floral, slight citrus, sweet
- Finish
- tickly, petrol, peppery
worth trying to see if you like, but nothing special that I would buy again. There are many blends that I would rate higher. There is an omnipresent raw floral taste to this that I cannot escape and limits its appeal. It is not particularly complex or enjoyable but not terrible either. Your mileage may vary.
McClellands Highland
Review by Williamson
- Color
- Gold
- Nose
- Sweet, mellow notes of banana, sustained by a subtle potpourri of other ripe fruits.
- Body
- Thick and smooth.
- Palate
- Some oak, still sweet. Slighty sharp, with fruityness and such. Apples and nuts.
- Finish
- Average length, slightly bitter taste. Fortunately, fruits to the rescue.
Good balance, quite enjoyable. And, not to forget, a real bargain.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- light gold
- Nose
- Sandal and cedar wood fuse with the sweetness of buttercream and fresh vanilla.
- Body
- soft, suttle, velvety smooth
- Palate
- combination of the sweetness of malt and the aridity of salt Traces of gooseberry and a hint of lime
- Finish
- A pleasantly smooth, lengthily, mouth filling aftertaste.
A very good single malt scotch whiskey for the price. Well balanced.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Ligt to medium golden amber
- Nose
- Very light smoke, heather and faint fruit; we disagreed on what fruit. Peaches? Nectarines?
- Body
- Medium to light in body, a bit warm but not hot in feel. (We used a few drops of filtered water with it)
- Palate
- A wonderful, light whiskey with enough complexity to interest one. Roasted malt and light new wood flavor. Residual hard candy sweetness that went well with the fruity notes and faint smoke / tar.
- Finish
- Moderate lingering finish. Not particularly complex. Some herbal notes, maybe green hay or leaves?
Another surprisingly good offering for the price. At under $20 US you will absolutely not go wrong with this or the Speyside. Real regional character at blend price.
McClellands Highland
Review by Stdhmr
- Color
- light gold
- Nose
- light peat, vanilla&peach,oak and light sherry scent.
- Body
- smooth in the pallet with a nice lingering peat and fruity taste.
- Palate
- very enjoyable light peat, sherry&hint of oak and light fruit..
- Finish
- warm and lingering finish reminisent of conac but not as intense.
For the cost it is a memorable single malt and a pleasure to drink.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- sweet, honey
- Body
- silky,light
- Palate
- mild peaty, honey, sweet
- Finish
- short, not lingering, slightly musty and tangy
Its a very pleasnt whisky which is very nice for a sip or two in front of the fire on a snowy Sunday afternoon.
McClellands Highland
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Wheat like gold
- Nose
- Light smoke, earth, black pepper
- Body
- Thin and light
- Palate
- Pepper, woody, not much peat
- Finish
- short, warm but not overpowering
I bought this for $16 and it was a great buy for that price. It lacks depth and the heavy characteristics you might be used to in Scotch, but it is not bad.