Caol Ila 8 Year Old Unpeated Bottled 2006

Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1996 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Old Malt Cask is a series from Douglas Laing (at least it used to be, nowadays it belongs to Hunter Laing) in which some exceptionally good, mostly older, malts are bottled at the golden drinking strength of 50% ABV. This Caol Ila is 18 years old and was distilled in September 1996 and bottled in September 2014. Typical, wonderful nose on ashes,...

Score 86/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

Color: straw. Nose: sweet and juicy pit-smoked barbecue, olive oil and herbs, pine needles, and just an edge of antiseptic harshness. Body: light and oily. Palate: sweet, smoky, meaty, and woody. Honey roasted peanuts and peppered jerky. This reminds me a lot of the Lagavulin 16, if a little less balanced and distinct. Not quite as smooth or...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

As I sit here, the rain outside my home is pounding. Pounding the roof, pounding the windows, just banging like a banished child that wants to be let in to their home. It seems like whenever it rains like this, my mind turns to Islay. That region just seems to produce whiskeys that truly take me to their environment. It makes me crave a salty...

Score 89/100

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