Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025 (Diageo’s Special Releases 2025)
Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky from Diageo’s Special Releases 2025 collection. Matured for at least 18 years in refill casks, it highlights Clynelish’s waxy house character while using an experimental early distillation cut known as the “Pineapple Cut” to emphasise tropical fruit notes.
This expression is matured for at least 18 years in refill casks. The official product page states that Waxen Sun includes liquid drawn early in the distillation process, when tropical flavours are prominent, an experiment Diageo calls the “Pineapple Cut”. It is bottled for the 2025 Special Releases range and presented as a Clynelish Highland single malt.
In the glass it shows a vibrant deep gold colour. The nose is mild, dry and gently cooling, opening with lychee and mangosteen before pineapple, melon and a chalky mineral edge. The palate is creamy-smooth and waxy, moving from light sweetness and slight sharpness into tropical fruit, lively balance and warm spice. The finish is medium to long, warming and freshly fruity.
Serve Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun neat in a tulip-shaped whisky glass to appreciate its waxy texture and tropical-fruit detail. A few drops of water may suit drinkers who prefer a slightly sweeter, lighter spice profile. Its age statement and Special Releases presentation make it suitable for collectors, tastings and thoughtful whisky gifting.
Product Highlights
- 18 year old Highland single malt Scotch whisky from Clynelish.
- Part of Diageo’s Special Releases 2025 collection.
- Matured for at least 18 years in refill casks.
- Uses an experimental early distillation cut to emphasise tropical fruit character.
Product Information
- Brand: Clynelish
- Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Highland
- Age: 18 Year Old
- Alcohol: 51.6%
- Volume: 700ml
Why choose Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025?
Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun offers an 18 year old Highland single malt profile with refill-cask maturation and an experimental early distillation cut designed to bring forward tropical fruit character.
Who is Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025 best for?
Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun is best for whisky drinkers who enjoy waxy Highland single malt texture, tropical fruit notes and a higher-strength Special Releases style.
What is Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025?
Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun is an 18 year old Highland single malt Scotch whisky in Diageo’s Special Releases 2025 collection. Matured in refill casks, it uses an experimental early distillation cut to emphasise tropical fruit while retaining Clynelish’s creamy, waxy texture.
What does Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025 taste like?
Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025 offers mild, dry and slightly cooling, with lychee, mangosteen, pineapple, melon and a chalky mineral dryness, Creamy-smooth and waxy, starting lightly sweet and slightly sharp before tropical fruit, lively balance and warm spice build, and Medium to long, spicy and warming, with a lingering freshly fruity aftertaste.
How should Clynelish 18 Year Old Waxen Sun 2025 be served?
Serve neat in a tulip-shaped whisky glass; add a few drops of water if you prefer the sweeter, lightly spicy side of the whisky to open up.
