7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Delicate Peat, Lemony Brine, Flint, Limonata Pellegrino, Creamy Vanilla, Rocky Minerality, Sweet Charcoal, Ash, Wax, Creamy, Sweet Malt/Cooked Grains.
Taste
Oily Lemon Zest, Minerality, Delicate Peat, Barrel Char/Charcoal, Gravel and Earth, Flint and Steel, Tinny, Coal Smoke, Apple Pie Filling/Old Apples
Finish
Soft Peat, Soil, Wax, Oily Boot Polish, Oiled Razor Blades, Creamy Vanilla, Oak, Low Tannins, Lemon Peel
Liquor
Caol Ila 1980 Bladnoch Forum
Type
ABV
53.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Heather and wet grass with a touch of licorice, but also green apples, bananas and freshly cut pears.
Taste
A hint of rubber, as well as salt, pepper and ginger. Oak-y, close to the edge. Not much left of the fruitiness.
Finish
Long with lots of smoke and spices.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1980 Sovereign K&L
Type
ABV
57.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Candied peat, cured meat, tar and dried oregano.
Taste
Tart citrus, tart berries. Small salty and savory notes. It gets peppery.
Finish
Tangy and sweet, but also has moments of smoke and peppercorns.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1981 Duncan Taylor
Type
ABV
54.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Citrus, peat, seaweeds and mint.
Taste
Citrus, peat, apples, barley sugar, brackish water.
Finish
Long, salty versus sweet, mineral and smoky.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1981 Scott’s Selection
Type
ABV
61.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Salty, smooth and old. Shammy leather with old lemon. Some old, weathered oak too.
Taste
Old smoke, old peat and soil. Salty, some moss, and a slightly oily texture.
Finish
Long and smooth. That shammy leather again, with oak and brine.
Nose
Gentle medicinal notes, mineral notes, sweet peat, lemon, hints of carbolic soap, ripe banana, butter, aniseed, mint, almonds
Taste
punchier, slightly sharper too, with peat, smoked fish,some medicinal notes, citrus, light saltiness,liquorice and ginger.
Finish
long, on a nice salt & pepper combo and lingering peat.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1982 Connoisseurs Choice
Type
ABV
52%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Tobacco, citrusy, little vanilla, hints of candy floss and caramel, little smoky
Taste
Very oily, creamy, sirupy, good sweetness, fruity, peach, banana, melon, apple juice, pretty peaty.
Finish
Long, warm, more spicy, zesty, herbal, peaty.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1982 Duncan Taylor
Type
ABV
54.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Lemon and lychee. Vanilla. Hints of smoked bacon, liquorice and bonfires.
Taste
Big invasion of peat, mineral notes and citrus. Quite salty and very powerful.
Finish
Liquorice with a salty edge. Sweet peat smoke and lemon
Liquor
Caol Ila 1982 Gordon & Machphail
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fresh, clean, grainy, muesli, buttery, fruity (apples, lemons)
Taste
Sweet, fresh, fruity (apples, pears)
Finish
Long, sweet, peaty, peppery
Liquor
Caol Ila 1982 Signatory CS
Type
ABV
53.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fruity and tangy with notes of salty butter, toast, wet stones on a beach, linseed oil, a little peat smoke, kippers and sweetness.
Taste
Rich and tangy palate, with good spice notes, citrus peels, black pepper, malt and smoke. A little smoked oyster note.
Finish
Spicy, fruity and peaty. A little burning cardboard.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1982-2012 Archives
Type
ABV
51.20%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Gentle medicinal notes, mineral notes, sweet peat, lemon, hints of carbolic soap, ripe banana, butter, aniseed, mint, almonds
Taste
punchier, slightly sharper too, with peat, smoked fish,some medicinal notes, citrus, light saltiness,liquorice and ginger.
Finish
long, on a nice salt & pepper combo and lingering peat.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1983 Signatory (for K&L)
Type
ABV
50.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Balanced peat with a complex spread of of orchard fruit, hay, honey, vanilla, graham cracker, buttered toast and light floral notes.
Taste
Peat and fruit run at equal paces with nice notes of orchard fruit, wood, honey, malty sweetness and a light spice that reminds me of cider.
Finish
Long and peaty with mild notes of malt, caramel, wood and sweetness