Caol Ila Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Colour: Deep, rich amber. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Vanilla initially with fruit - figs and dates. Slowly the sweet, phenolic aromas develop - peppered kippers and germolene. Palate: Sweet and peppery, rich fruit and sherry elements combine with the salty/ozone Islay character. A peaty, ash note surfaces. With water: Nose: Sweet, fruitcake (Christmas pudding) and brandy. Oily, phenols with kippers and ozone present. Palate: Peat and medicinal elements now to the fore. A little sherry note is present. Some birchwood and earthy flavours. Body: Full and robust. Finish: Slightly sweet with hints of germolene and sherry. Cask Type: First Fill Sherry Butts. Style: Strong Islay character tempered by the rich, fruit elements of the casks.
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70cl / 58.4% / Distillery Bottling - A very impressive cask strength Caol Ila launched at the Islay Festival in 2007, this was sold only at the distillery shop. A pleasant natural sweetness on the nose, with soot and clove on the palate, this benefits from a drop of water. Read more...
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