Caol ila 15 Year Old Bottled 1980's

Caol Ila Smoke & Sherry Cooper’s Choice

Cooper’s Choice (a label from the Vintage Malt Company) launched this NAS Caol Ila early this year. It matured on American oak before being finished on an oloroso sherry cask. Will you look at that color! At cask strength, naturally. Wonderfully dark and sweet nose on raisins, plums and overripe peach, the kind of which the juice runs down your...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1995 Chester

I have tried quite a few offerings from the British bottler Chester and bar one exception (a 16 Year Old Bunna on sherry) they were all good to excellent. So in combination with my love for Caol Ila, I think we are up to another great tasting. The nose is bittersweet with loads of grapefruit and lime. Reminds me a bit of Limoncello, actually. The...

Score 80/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

nose: smoke,peat,lemon zest, tar, medicinal notes. The whole 9 yards… Islay big time. this is what i love! smoked bacon, wet leaves after the first rain. very very appetizing nose. some malty notes after some time are released , excellent! palate: Thick, oily viscous body. smoke, warm smoke. the entire mouth is warm and delicious. peat paradiso,...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila Distillery Exclusive 2017

When I visited the Caol Ila Distillery in September 2017, the new Distillery Exclusive was poured. It is the first time that Caol Ila used whisky that has matured on red wine casks. ‘Wanna try?’ the visitor center manager asked. ‘Is that a trick question?’ was my reply. And yes, after trying this one, a bottle disappeared into the hand luggage....

Score 88/100