Caol Ila 1966 29 Year Old Centenary Reserve Gordon & Macphail

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2011 for MMM

This year is already the sixth for Mark & Manny’s malt and this time they will collaborate with none other and Monique Tromp, which many of you will know from Whisky Arts. Well, for our Canvas Series Monique will create four unique paintings on canvas based on the malts we select. The first one is a beautiful, young, cheeky brat from Islay,...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

There is no rhyme or reason why I should like this one according to my taste preferences, but I do. It is similar to things in life such as Vietnamese fish sauce, whereby once you get past the smell, you find yourself craving it. Maybe it's like a volatile relationship whereby the couple can't live with each other, nor live without each other. At...

Score 88/100

Caol ila Cask Strength

This was another taster at The Lark distillery/whisky bar. The nose is peaty, with hints of sweetness and malt. Really meaty and powerful. More complex than it sounds. I would need a few glasses over a few weeks to get to the bottom of the nose. The taste is powerful and warm (as you would expect from a cask strength release. The sweetness...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

On the nose, the peat is noticeable, but sidesteps for the barley. Sea salt develops when the whisky opens up. The taste buds are greeted with a warm oaky, saltiness, which turns a little sour. Breathing in and out with the whisky in your mouth brings out subtle hints of marshmallow. Fresh seaweed follows. Rather an interesting dram, as it changes...

Score 90/100