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FINN THOMSON WHISKY CLYNELISH 10 YEAR OLD, REFILL HOGSHEAD
About Finn Thomson Whisky
Finn Thomson is the ninth generation of Scotland's oldest whisky family. The Thomson name traces back to the 1770s through Perthshire, where Peter Thomson Ltd built the beloved Beneagles blended whisky using casks from Longmorn, Clynelish, North British, and other lesser-known workhorses.
Finn Thomson Whisky continues that tradition as an independent single cask bottler. Every release is hand-selected, bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered, with natural colour. Eye on the past. Vision for the future.
A single cask Clynelish from Brora on the Sutherland coast, distilled on 5 January 2016 and bottled at its natural cask strength of 54.6% on 24 February 2026. A decade in a refill hogshead kept the oak deliberately in the background, so the distillery's famous waxy character takes centre stage.
Just 147 bottles were drawn from cask 300053, the smallest outturn in this Private Cask Collection release. Non-chill filtered, natural colour, 700ml. Imported exclusively by The Whiskey Lab.
Distillery profile, Clynelish
- The Clynelish story began in 1819, when the Marquess of Stafford built a distillery at Brora on the Sutherland coast of the northern Highlands.
- The modern Clynelish distillery was built next door in 1967; the original site carried on as Brora, now one of the most sought-after closed-distillery names in Scotch.
- Renowned for a waxy, weighty spirit born of long fermentations and cloudy worts, a character no other distillery quite replicates.
- The vast majority of its make goes into blends, notably Johnnie Walker, so well-chosen single casks are a genuine rarity.
The story of this cask
I selected this cask because it shows Clynelish exactly as it should be seen. After a decade in a refill cask, there is nowhere for the whisky to hide. The influence of oak is deliberately minimal, allowing the distillery character to take centre stage. What remains is pure Clynelish.
That matters, because Clynelish is genuinely unique. Its unmistakable waxy texture, built through long fermentation, cloudy worts and a distillation style that carries heavier compounds into the spirit cut, is something no other distillery quite replicates. These waxy esters give weight, grip and persistence rather than obvious sweetness or spice, and they reward time and attention in the glass.
This release is also personal. Clynelish was a key component of my grandfather's blended whisky, Beneagles, and its character helped define that style. We still hold a small number of casks from his era, maturing quietly and waiting for the right moment.
This bottling is an early statement of intent: a clear, honest example of a distillery I value deeply, and a preview of some very special, old and rare Clynelish casks for future Finn Thomson Whisky bottlings.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Finn Thomson Whisky, Private Cask Collection |
| Whisky style | Single Malt Scotch Whisky, single cask |
| Region | Highland (Brora, Sutherland) |
| Distillery | Clynelish |
| Age | 10 years |
| ABV | 54.6% (cask strength) |
| Volume | 700ml |
| Cask | Refill hogshead |
| Distillation date | 5 January 2016 |
| Bottling date | 24 February 2026 |
| Cask number | 300053 |
| Outturn | 147 bottles |
| Cask strength | Yes |
| Non-chill filtered | Yes |
| Natural colour | Yes |
| Bottled by | Young Spirits Co, Edinburgh |
| Imported by | The Whiskey Lab |
