Clynelish distillery

Highland, Scotland. Founded in 1967. Owned by Diageo.

Founded: 1967
Region: Highland
Owner: Diageo
Limited lines: 1
Editions tracked: 3

Clynelish Special Release. Picture from SipWhiskey.

About ClynelishScotland

Clynelish is a Diageo distillery near Brora in Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. The original distillery was founded in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford, and a new distillery was built across the road in 1967. The old site reopened in 1969 as Brora Distillery and ran until July 1983. Clynelish is known for a subtle waxy character and is one of the Four Corners of Johnnie Walker. Its limited releases include distillery exclusive bottlings and bottlings in Diageo's yearly Special Releases, such as the 18 year old Waxen Sun in 2025.

Limited lines

Each Clynelish line in the book, with dates and shop stock.

No.	Line	Age · strength	Last release	Next	Editions	Shop stock
001	Clynelish Special Release	10 to 18 years · 51.6% ABV	10 October 2025	September 2027 Estimate	3	In stock 1 shop

Edition archive

3 editions across 1 line, newest first.

No.	Released	Edition	Line	Strength	Bottles
001	10 October 2025	2025 Waxen Sun 18 Year Old	Clynelish Special Release	51.6% ABV	Not stated
002	18 September 2023	2023 The Jazz Crescendo 10 Year Old	Clynelish Special Release	57.5% ABV	Not stated
003	29 September 2022	2022 12 Year Old	Clynelish Special Release	58.5% ABV	Not stated

How to get its releasesClynelish

Clynelish bottles in Diageo's yearly Special Releases are sold on malts.com and at selected retailers. The visitor centre, which opened in April 2021, sold distillery exclusive bottlings, including single casks visitors could bottle themselves, and a 3,000 bottle 16 year old Four Corners of Scotland release sold only at the distillery and online. The visitor centre closed to visitors on 13 March 2026, and Diageo's Clynelish page now says the distillery is closed to visitors.

Its own shop	malts.com/en-gb/clynelish/clynelish-rare-and-exceptional
Where it announces	Clynelish on Malts.com

Where it isScotland

Location	Highland, Scotland
Whisky region	Highland
Owner	Diageo
Website	malts.com/en-gb/distilleries/clynelish

Other Highland distilleriesLimited lines

Glenmorangie2 lines
Oban1 line
Dalmore2 lines
Glendronach2 lines
Glengoyne2 lines
Tomatin1 line
Glen Ord1 line
Brora1 line

Sources

Clynelish distillery, Wikipedia
Clynelish Visitor Center to Close, Whisky Advocate
Clynelish Distillery Exclusive Bottling 2017, The Whisky Philes
Clynelish Distillery, Malts.com (Diageo)
First Look: Diageo's 2025 Special Releases Collection: Horizons Unbound, Whisky Advocate

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