Taster

Nose: Light peat and iodine.

Palate: Junipery. Interplay of stemmy dryness and sweetness.

Finish: Tobacco-like.

Comment: On the light side, but with some delicacy and complexity.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Classic and quite unmistakable Caol Ila with its ultra-clean, delightfully oily gristy peatiness.

Palate: Malt-sweet at first and them an intense build-up of clean, uncomplex peat. Chewy and fat.

Finish: Long, sweet and gristy with just a gentle oak follow through.

Comment: Caol Ila is not renowned for its complexity but this is as good as it gets at what its best at: offering big peat in a sweet, oily manner. Excellent.

Score: 8.5