Caol ila 1983 19 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd

Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 1996

Nose: Light , fresh , coastal Taste: Light , peaty , citrus with sea salt and black pepper , turning sweet with tingling smoke Finish: Lemon pepper zest returns , short to medium , smoke whafting, Crisp A light Islay malt , zesty and fresh , I like this more than that the standard 12 year old expression

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 22 Year Old 1991 McCrae's

I have to admit that until recently I had not even heard of this bottler: John McCrae & Co from Glasgow. They only have two casks on their resumé so far, both bottled in 2014 and both exclusively for the Belgian market. Next to a Littlemill 21 Year Old, they also bottled this Caol Ila 22 Year Old. Classic Caol Ila nose, but with an extra dose...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2012 Hinata The Stillman’s DE

I have no idea what Hinata means, nor am I familiar with the bottler The Stillman’s DE. It appears to be a German company and a relative newcomer. Hinata is, according to my teenage son, an important character in Naruto. In what? ‘Never mind, dad’. What I do know about this bottling is that it is a young, powerful Caol Ila that has matured on a...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 33 Year Old 1979 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland has already bottled a few wonderful Caol Ila, but this is their oldest to date, no less than 33 years. It is a bourbon hogshead that yielded 280 bottles. The nose might delude you into thinking it is much younger, because it is so alive. Slightly smoky and medicinal on iodine, in a fruity jacket of pineapple, banana and lime. A...

Score 91/100