Caol Ila Distillery
ABV 50%
Another lovely Caol Ila that just lacks a little weight.
Dave Broom
Douglas Laing
Old Malt Cask
Brand
Douglas Laing
Bottler
1996, Aged 12 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
12
Age (Years)
2008
Year of Bottling
50%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: It's another pale and interesting peaty one! Bog myrtle,marram grass and cod liver oil.Very similar to No4. Cooking oysters and bacon,wet bamboo and salty with a slight elastoplast quality.
Palate: Soft and subtle with the peat in good balance. Intense fresh and distinctly salt-tinged.
Finish: Hot and lightly grassy.
Comment: Another lovely Caol Ila that just lacks a little weight.
Score: 7.4
Taster
Nose: Woollens after a woodfire,a little grapey and just a suggestion of grass lands. Has tones of a first aid kit.
Palate: The peat rolls into a salty edge. But seems a little thin,does not live up to the nose.
Finish: Short and engaging.
Comment: Offers something different to the distillery bottling that is well worth investigating.
Score: 7.4
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