Old Malt Cask / 1991, Aged 12 Years

Old Malt Cask

Caol Ila

1991, Aged 12 Years

ABV 50%
REVIEWED Issue 39

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Specifications

Brand: Caol Ila, Old Malt Cask, Douglas Laing
Expression: 1991, Aged 12 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 12 years old
Year of bottling: 2004
ABV: 50%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Douglas Laing

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Complex and rich: burnt stick, wood ash, smoked ham and haddock, roasted pepper, chamois, Savlon, toasted oats. Creaminess.
Palate: Smoky and powerful with a dry start. Big and broad with layers of flavour: smoke, fish, coconut, wet grass, harbour fronts. Great balance.
Finish: Lightly medicinal.
Comment: An extra dimension over the OB.

8.8

Taster Gavin D. Smith

Nose: Wood smoke, pears, mild antiseptic, old-fashioned wound-dressings.
Palate: Rich leather and vanilla, dry oak and bonfire smoke.
Finish: Lingers well, increasingly dry. Touch of Germolene?
Comment: Conclusion: Another perfectly fine Coal Ila, but nothing to blow the mind.

8.0

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