Taster

Nose: Light, earthy, grassy. Lemon grass, wet leaves. Dried apples. A hint of fennel. Restrained at first then releasing a fragrant bouquet of dried flowers and fruit. With water, a touch of creosote.

Palate: Smooth, velvety. Quite thick and oily on the tongue. Sherbety. Sweet\rmaltiness. A hint of smoke.

Finish: Dry, spicy, fizzy. Aniseed losange.

Comment: An interesting multilayered dram. The peat character does not show much\rbut 'seasons'

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Intense, ozone-like and hot (though not unpleasantly so). Sashimi, yuzu and\rsamphire. Freshens further with water where a grassiness emerges along\rwith peat smoke.

Palate: Immediate smoke. Oily with the fullest expression of the intensity seen on the nose. Crab shells, citrus zest, wasabi, brine. Bracing and salty with light pine.

Finish: Embers.

Comment: I prefer this neat, but whatever your preference, this is an exceptional\rCaol Ila.

Score: 8.9