7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
vanilla, fruity aromas, banana, apple sauce, peach and lemon zest
Taste
vanilla sweetness, fruit, apples and peach, ash, sea water,
Finish
Medium in length, sweet, citrus notes, licorice and light espresso
Nose
Pepper, iodine, some wood, rich, honey, citruses, vanilla, lot of pepper
Taste
lemons, bunch of citrus black pepper, dry wood, sea salt
Finish
Long, dry pepper, mint and lemons..
Liquor
Caol Ila 2003 Signatory UCF
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat, sweet lime, cookie, apple, tangerine, vanilla
Taste
Peat, apple, lime, printen, tangerine, oak
Finish
Long, peat, sweet lime and apple.
Nose
lemon, grapefruit, raspberry, sour red currant, smoke, honey, candied pear, wood and earthy tones
Taste
Oil, salmiak, smoking BBQ, sea salt, hint of tannin, lemon zest, nutmeg, pepper
Finish
Medium to long, sweet yellow fruit, peppery, nutty, brine
Liquor
Caol Ila 2004 Gordon & MacPhail
Type
ABV
58.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
lemon, grapefruit, raspberry, sour red currant, smoke, honey, candied pear, wood and earthy tones
Taste
Oil, salmiak, smoking BBQ, sea salt, hint of tannin, lemon zest, nutmeg, pepper
Finish
Medium to long, sweet yellow fruit, peppery, nutty, brine
Liquor
Caol Ila 2006 Alexander Murray
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Apples, honey, peat, vanilla, burnt plastic and malt with a touch of charred sugar. Not unpleasant, but light, topical and a bit spirity.
Taste
Apples, honey, peat, vanilla, malt, charred sugar and a light bit of burnt plastic. Again, Not unpleasant, but light, topical and a bit spirity.
Finish
Medium fade of peat, fruit and charred sugar.
Liquor
Caol Ila 2008 Hepburn’s Choice
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sweet berries, slightly vinous with salted crackers and smouldering embers aplenty.
Taste
A gingery heat is softened by rich, fruity oak, plums, and jammy berry notes tangle with smoky, coastal peat and waxy lemon rind.
Finish
Cracked peppercorns, raisin studded fudge, lingering, tarry smoke.
Liquor
Caol Ila 2008 The Octave
Type
ABV
54.2%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Smoked meats and spiced bread, with wafts of seaweed and cinnamon along the way.
Taste
Still richly coastal, though caramel and lemon do appear later on.
Finish
Rock pool minerality, diced almonds, somewhat grassy.
Nose
Heavy malt, smoke, dried, grilled fruit, guava, vanilla custard, some toffee and hint of oak
Taste
Complex smoked fruit, deep maltiness, grain sweetness, custard, and malty
Finish
Long. Fruit, smoke, oil, grilled cakes and marshmallow.
Nose
sweet, burned matches, leather
Taste
Sticky leather, faint dark fruitiness, lot of sherry
Finish
Long, sweet and sticky raisins
Liquor
Caol Ila 21 CS Old & Rare
Type
ABV
61.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Any slight cloudiness is normal in the fresh sea-air aromas
Taste
Smooth body and astonishingly fresh, intense seaweedy flavours
Finish
Long, fragrant, smoky-dry finish of Islay’s most appetising malt
Nose
Any slight cloudiness is normal in the fresh sea-air aromas
Taste
Smooth body and astonishingly fresh, intense seaweedy flavours
Finish
Long, fragrant, smoky-dry finish of Islay’s most appetising malt