Caol Ila Distillery
ABV 59%
Significantly drier than the other Caol Ilas sampled.
Gavin Smith
Signatory
Brand
Signatory
Bottler
Vintage 1981, Aged 22 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
22
Age (Years)
2004
Year of Bottling
59%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Delicate, slightly scented. Hazelnuts.
Palate: Fresh peat, peppery, sharp oak, increasingly dry.
Finish: Slightly woody and overly dry.
Comment: Significantly drier than the other Caol Ilas sampled.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Oily. Wood-burning stove. Sweet fruits and dried grasses, nutty oak, chamois leather, macadamia. Quite edgy.
Palate: Sweet to start but dries. Grippy oak, pear, dry grass. Hot tarmac, peat smoke in the distance.
Finish: Long, quite hot. Peat.
Comment: The driest of the bunch.
Score: 7.8
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