Caol Ila Distillery
ABV: 50%
Age: 25 Years Old
Year Bottled: 2004
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Bottling: Douglas Laing
Overall
Score
8.0
Nose
Firm. Sun-baked bare rock, acetone, then medicinal. Water releases peat smoke, juniper and marine character.
Palate
Beach bbq, creosote. Becomes very medicinal. Clean with some softening vanilla creaminess in the centre of the palate.
Finish
Explosive. The phenolics appear. Fish oil.
Comment
Austere but with a restrained power.
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