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McClellands Speyside Reviews
- Distillery
- McClellands
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 5 Years
- Alcohol
- 40% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Speyside
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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 Speyside
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light golden amber
- Nose
- Honey in the comb, summer flowers, faint maltiness and a hint of citrus
- Body
- Medium in body, not a burly whiskey but quite satisfying, especially given the price point.
- Palate
- Fragrant and even a bit fruity, a summery feel of flowers and heather. Just a bit of caramel malt.
- Finish
- Moderate finish, certainly not up to the best of breed, but quite good for a five year old. Light on the wood but a definite touch of vanilla at the end.
You will be surprised how good this is at under $20 US a bottle, especially if you taste it blind against almost any ten year old. EXCELLENT value for everyday drinking, even if you save something exceptional on the shelf for guests.
McClellands Speyside
Review by Williamson
- Color
- Goldish
- Nose
- Fairly lively delivery of tutti-frutti, honey/vanilla and slight oak. Clean and delicate.
- Body
- Smooth, dry.
- Palate
- Dry oak, eau de vie de vin, and some sweeter notes. Straight forward with a good amount of bite.
- Finish
- Above average lentgh. Mostly the dryness sticks though.
Probably the most mature and the most complete of the McClelland's series.
McClellands Speyside
Review by Kegger
- Color
- Deep, rich gold
Worst of the McClellend's collection. It's too sickly sweet.
McClellands Speyside
Review by Anonymous
- Nose
- Heavy smoke,peat, hospital smell
- Body
- thick, full bodied, smooth
- Palate
- peaty, smokey, smooth
- Finish
- warm, hot, medium finish
McClellands Speyside
Review by Quisnic
- Color
- Amber/ light gold
- Nose
- Alcohol with some smoke
- Body
- Drink it neat and you get Alcohol burn... add water and it gets better.
- Palate
- Smokey and sweet
- Finish
- warm... actually warms the whole body
As with all the McClellands, the Speyside has a Nice Price, good enough to drink... but you do get what you pay for... in this case, you get a bland wisky with very little character.