7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Smoked ham and citrus notes. Hints of cigar leaves.
Taste
Peppery, sweet and fruity. Exotic with sophisticated smoke. Tar with juicy and watery melon.
Finish
Nice length, peppery notes are strong again.
Liquor
Caol Ila 12 Feis Ile 2016
Type
ABV
56.20%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat smoke, briny, kelp, tary, iodine, pepper, vanilla, almonds
Taste
Peat smoke, tary, salty, liquorice, chocolate, toffee, citrus, nutty
Finish
Medium long, smoky, dry, mocha, pepper
Nose
Winter spice and peat smoke with mixed fruits and some spring greens.
Taste
Flamed orange peel, dried apricot, and smoked cocoa.
Finish
Lingering peat with hints of redcurrant.
Liquor
Caol Ila 12 G&M Connoisseurs Choice
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Toffee note, amaretto, damp/rotting leaves, light smoke, black and white pepper, lemon-lime, and a briny/oceany note.
Taste
Toffee, lemon-lime, black and white pepper, and earthy smoke.
Finish
Lemon-lime, honey, vanilla, black and white pepper, herring in wine, smoke.
Liquor
Caol Ila 12 Gordon & MacPhail 2001
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat, tropical fruits, vanilla, icing sugar, lemons and unripe pears.
Taste
Peat, apricots and peaches, vanilla, oranges and a bit of lemon. hint of oak.
Finish
Mid-long, with the fruits again, minerals and a hint of mint.
Liquor
Caol Ila 12 Gordon & MacPhail’s Reserve
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat, tropical fruits, vanilla, icing sugar, lemons and unripe pears.
Taste
Peat, apricots and peaches, vanilla, oranges and a bit of lemon. hint of oak.
Finish
Mid-long, with the fruits again, minerals and a hint of mint.
Nose
Quite shy at first, then is full of subtle apples and cherry blossom. A touch ofthe medicine cabinet.
Taste
Alcohol zing but fresh and vibrant. Hints of oatcakes and melted sugar. There is a citrus zip to this as well.
Finish
Clean and crisp.
Liquor
Caol Ila 12 Unpeated Cask Strength
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Classic Islay notes with peat, sea salt, smoke, dry seaweed on the shore and spicy toasted oak.
Taste
Soft peat, oaky smoke, notes of citrus fruit, malt, sun-dried oily fish hanging on racks on the shore, hints of vanilla and cinnamon.
Finish
Long and lingering and finishes on notes of peat, cinnamon and salt.
Nose
Intense and rich, with malted barley, gentle floral touches, smoky notes.
Taste
Light, fresh, toffee, vanilla and pea, smoke and ashy touches.
Finish
Complex, long, with sweetness, dark and smoky flavours.
Liquor
Caol Ila 13 2000 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength
Type
ABV
57.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Distinctive sweet smoke with rich vanilla highlights. Toffee apple, pear, and caramelised banana mingle with toasted oak aromas reminiscent of a campfire.
Taste
Mouth-warming, a delightful sweetness of baked apples, pears, and creamy vanilla balanced with banana, toasted oak, and bursts of zesty lemon
Finish
Long, smoky, and lingering with a smouldering bonfire ember edge.
Liquor
Caol ila 13 2001 Hermitage Wood G&M
Type
ABV
45%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sweet and woody. Red fruits, strawberry and cranberry, honey, light ocean breeze.
Taste
Salty, herby, rosemary, mint, more wood. Ossobuco and similar wine-marinated meats
Finish
Long. Very well-rounded.
Liquor
Caol Ila 13 2003 Adelphi Selection
Type
ABV
58.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Ash, pine, brine, lemon, smoked fish, anise, almond
Taste
Ash, lemon, tar, fennel, sage, almond, grapefruit, black pepper
Finish
Rosemary, grapefruit, almond, wet rocks, ash