Clynelish 1998 GM

First nose: dry sherry, amontillado, waxy film. After water: raw fish, fish scales at sea, mineral salt. Taste: sweet entry, strong pepper in body, woody salt finish. After food (scallop with Maître d’Hôtel butter and caviar): perfume, tannins, cask speaks. After water in glass: all perfume gone, pure marine minerality exposed. Multi-layered whisky that reveals itself over time like peeling an onion.