Caol Ila Distillery
ABV: 53.1%
Age: No age statement Years Old
Year Bottled: 2009
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Bottling: Berry Bros. & Rudd
Overall
Score
8.0
Nose
Intriguingly different. A strange but not unpleasant mix of burnt candy sticks in cardboard box, treacle, and cigarette smoke blown over a glass of blackcurrant cordial.
Palate
Toffee apple in wood smoke. Apple and cherry Sourz and a pleasant peppery spice. Crystal green fruits in a spicy peat wrap.
Finish
Fruit and peat – very appealing.
Comment
Further proof that Caol Ila can blossom in old age.
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