Caol Ila 1977 17 Year Old Cadenhead's

Caol Ila Gordon & Macphail Private Collection 2001 Hermitage Finish

Bottled 2015, one of G&M’s private editions where they decided to try finishing Caol Ila in a Hermitage Cask. Having never tried hermitage wine, I thought it would be a fun adventure. Batch size of 3600 bottles. Nose: Sweet and fruity (think strawberry jam fruity) smoke. Islay brine. It’s a relatively heavy nose but yet it seems to have...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila Gordon & Macphail Private Reserve Caol Ila 2001 Hermitage

Gordon & Macphail "Private reserve series", this is standard peated Caol Ila distilled in 2001 matured in bourbon casks and finished in Hermitage wine casks (Syrah). It seems that there are a few hermitage finished whisky in this series. I'm unsure if the particular whiskies are chose as ideal partners to the type of casks or if it...

Score 90/100

Caol ila 18 Year Old

The Caol Ila distillery is located on Islay, near Port Askaig, overlooking the strait between Islay and Jura, and was founded in 1846. Its name derives from the Gaelic for ‘Sound of Islay’. The distillery is part of Diageo, and in addition to being sold as a single malt is used heavily in blends such as Johnnie Walker and Black Bottle. The nose is...

Score 84/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

No, this is not a peat monster. It's Islay, no doubts, just a bit milder version of it. Ther are plenty of smoke and peat, quite some fruits and grass as well. Nose: fresh, clean, spicy, briny, peaty, lemon, freshly cut apple, smoke, smoked fish Palate: smoke, some fruit sweetness and herbs bitterness, ash, pepper, citrus Finish: spices, pepper,...

Score 85/100