Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum Selection / 1979, Aged 28 Years

Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum Selection

Caol Ila

1979, Aged 28 Years

ABV 54.6%
REVIEWED Issue 67

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Specifications

Brand: Caol Ila, Douglas Laing, Old & Rare Platinum Selection
Expression: 1979, Aged 28 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 28 years old
Year of bottling: 2007
ABV: 54.6%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Douglas Laing

Tasting notes

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Grassy. Lemon balm. Touch of aniseed. Quite prickly but clean. Opens up on fruit notes (cider, lemon zest).
Palate: Sweet but assertive. Flowing nicely on the tongue. Pineapple drop. Faint smoke in the back.
Finish: Dry, grassy.
Comment: A kick you up dram. Becomes more interesting with a dash of water. To keep for a wintery miserable day.

7.5

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Light as rainwater. Needs time for a lint-like aroma to emerge followed by melon, oyster liquor, wet bracken and light smoke. Hint of phenols, though it's more ozone than fire. Swimming pool.
Palate: Good feel. Much sweeter than the nose and the smoke also comes through, adding another dimension, but it falls apart easily and quickly.
Finish: Bandages.
Comment: Good but pretty tired.

7.3

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