7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Caol Ila 1994-2005 Sherry G&M CS
Type
ABV
58.2%
Region
Distiller
Nose
olives, brine, sherry and wood
Taste
Punchy, mushrooms, pink pepper, cranberries , tough and sweet
Finish
long, spiciness, maltiness and hint of melon
Nose
Coal smoke, blueberry jam, bacon and sweetly flavored, pipe tobacco.
Taste
Lots of ash, some tar, leather, some pipe tobacco, pepper, jalapenos
Finish
Long Lots of cold ash and dry peat smoke
Nose
Smoked cocktail made of oyster and lemon juice, traces of exhaust and burnt rubber.
Taste
Green olive, some wax and ashes, briny and a bit sour.
Finish
Long, zesty, and fresh.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1996 La Maison du Whisky
Type
ABV
59.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sea spray, seaweed, dried fish, light iodine, and buttery lobster chunks, lots of mixed citrus, lemongrass, passionfruit, some melon, cherry syrup, and nectarine
Taste
Honey-drizzled peat smoke, charcoal-grilled beef, veggie skewers on the arrival, peaches, red apple, pineapple, and frozen strawberry daiquiri, caramel apples, hazelnuts, clove, and browned butter
Finish
Medium-long, thick and smoky-sweet
Nose
Vanilla, apples, pears, slice of lemon, touch of
ashes, parsley and thyme.
Taste
Oily, honeysweet, apples sugar, spicier with peat, pepper and a bit of ginger
Finish
Short, sweet and dry
Liquor
Caol Ila 1999 GM Connoisseurs Choice
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Heat, some apple, pepper, ash, grapefruit.
Taste
Apple, a touch of strawberry and cream, honey, vanilla, subtle peat and mint.
Finish
Long, peat, strawberries and cream, ash, subtle mint.
Liquor
Caol Ila 1999 Gordon & MacPhail
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Apples, pears, peat, honey, malty sweetness, smoked meat and toffee with bits of plastic and clove
Taste
Smoked meat, orchard fruit, honey, vanilla frosting, toffee, charred bread and a touch of clove
Finish
Long peat, clove, vanilla frosting, saline and smoked meat.
Liquor
Caol Ila 20 1999 Maltbarn
Type
ABV
48.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Light smoke in the lemon garden, some wormwood and field herbs, some cowshed, wood
Taste
Fish oil in the haze of a fire, drenched in lemon juice and spices
Finish
Salty smoke, some spices, wax and lots of lemons
Liquor
Caol Ila 20 SMWS 53.178 – A Pebble Beach with Iodine
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cereal barley malt, grassy, dry hay, dusty flour, light peat smoke, iodine, germolene and menthol medicinal
Taste
Slightly spicy, hints of honey, cereals, menthol, waxy, anise, clove, mace and charcoal
Finish
Medium, barley malt, earthy, oak wood and charcoal
Nose
singed heather, fresh sea breeze, battered sausages, grilled cod wrapped
Taste
lamp oils, wood, tobacco, salty sea breeze, honey and mustard
Finish
Long, salty with sweetness
Liquor
Caol Ila 20 Year Old 1995 “K&L Exclusive” Signatory
Type
ABV
54.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Light smoke, sherry notes, vanilla icing. Leather and some earthiness as well.
Taste
Big and oily, very full bodied but still soft and smooth. Starts of with lots of fruit – strawberries, raspberries, some cherry.
Finish
Long finish, lots of smoke and sea salt. A citrus note as well. Beautiful scotch for a cold day.
Liquor
Caol Ila 2000 Murray McDavid
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Perfume aroma,creamy fudge, fruit marmalade, candy bar, goose feet” and all kinds of other sweets.
Taste
Sweet and sour, berry, with a good portion of tannins, slightly peppery, sharp.
Finish
Short, slightly rough, tart, berry, with a marmalade note.