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Liquor
Caol Ila 27 cask strength signatory
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fruity, tangy notes of salty butter, toast, wet stones, linseed oil, a little peat smoke, kippers and sweetness.
Taste
Rich, tangy, spice notes, citrus peels, black pepper, malt
Finish
Long. Spicy, fruity and peaty
Liquor
Caol Ila 28 1980 Murray McDavid Mission Gold
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Smoked salmon, roast chestnuts, farmy, bergamot orange, cocoa
Taste
Orange, cocoa, cedar, creosote, old peach, smoked honey
Finish
Cedar, brine, burn, salted caramel, hickory
Nose
Carbolic, mineral nose with a pronounced garage floor element.
Taste
An oily feel that really coats the mouth, but this is matched by a surprisingly light sweetness that balances the obvious peaty notes.
Finish
Lingers and there is a lot here. Lavender honey notes and more wonderful carbolic.
Liquor
Caol Ila 29 1983 Duncan Taylor Dimensions
Type
ABV
53.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat smoke, dried fruits, notably raisins, dates and currants. The there is a rich hint of Christmas cake, more smoke.
Taste
The saline coastal quality returns hand-in-hand with Java coffee beans and parma ham.
Finish
Fleshy stone fruit and smoked coffee beans.
Liquor
Caol Ila 29 Cadenhead’s
Type
ABV
48.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Honey cake, caramel, warm vanilla pudding, in the distance the Wadden Sea at low tide. Fresh oranges, tangerines, some lime juice, plus clove powder and nutmeg.
Taste
Sweet pineapple, oranges, figs, warm peat smoke, salt, Latte, toffee, fudge, vanilla, caramel, honey.
Finish
Long, slightly spicy with grated nutmeg and pepper, nougat, almonds, hazelnuts, orange marmalade.
Nose
A faint nutty aroma, sweet fruit, honeydew melon, touch of citrus.
Taste
rich in mature peat smoke with elegantly drying, herbal accents to create a really pungent, moreish malt.
Finish
Very long, with lingering smoke and ash
Liquor
Caol Ila 30 1983 (2014 Special Release)
Type
ABV
55.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sea spray, peat, and antiseptic lead the initial burst. Underneath, soft fruits appear with spice, and old furniture.
Taste
reveals maturity in the form of dark anise, brine, bandages, honey, tropical fruits and seaweed.
Finish
finish is long with vanilla, brine, smoke and almonds fading together slowly
Liquor
Caol Ila 30 1983 2014 Special Release
Type
ABV
55.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sea spray, peat, and antiseptic lead the initial burst. Underneath, soft fruits appear with spice, and old furniture.
Taste
reveals maturity in the form of dark anise, brine, bandages, honey, tropical fruits and seaweed.
Finish
finish is long with vanilla, brine, smoke and almonds fading together slowly
Liquor
Caol Ila 30 1983 2014 Special Releases
Type
ABV
55.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sea spray, peat, and antiseptic lead the initial burst. Underneath, soft fruits appear with spice, and old furniture.
Taste
reveals maturity in the form of dark anise, brine, bandages, honey, tropical fruits and seaweed.
Finish
finish is long with vanilla, brine, smoke and almonds fading together slowly
Nose
Sea spray, peat, and antiseptic lead the initial burst. Underneath, soft fruits appear with spice, and old furniture.
Taste
reveals maturity in the form of dark anise, brine, bandages, honey, tropical fruits and seaweed.
Finish
finish is long with vanilla, brine, smoke and almonds fading together slowly
Liquor
Caol Ila 30 Artist 4th Edition 1983
Type
ABV
53.90%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
swirling scents on lime and its zest, on malt and ovomaltine with cocoa and roast
Taste
Smoky, Port, Sherry, and Salty
Finish
Smooth and Long
Liquor
Caol Ila 30 Hunter Laing Old & Rare – A Platinum Selection
Type
ABV
59.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Hints of pepper and tropical fruits. Some passion fruit, guava and maybe even some mango too, alongside mint leaves, barley and toffee.
Taste
Digestive biscuits, spicy oak, quite tannic and gripping, hints of green plums, camomile and honey.
Finish
Fruity and spiced.