Caol Ila 17 Year Old 1990 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2010 Adelphi

This single sherry hogshead of young Caol Ila was bottled for the 15th anniversary of WIN – Whisky Import Nederland – and yielded 295 bottles at cask strength. My buddy Marcel from Holland sent me a sample. And that’s a good thing too, for as you’ll soon find out, you’ll find this is another grand Caol Ila! The color, to say the least, is...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2010 Old Particular for Our Belgian Friends

This Caol Ila was bottled by Douglas Laing in their well-known Old Particular series, but stands out for two reasons. Firstly, you can see the Belgian tricolour on the label, because it is exclusively bottled 'for our Belgian friends' and secondly it is a single cask that was bottled at cask strength. The refill hogshead thus yielded 296...

Score 86/100

Caol Ila A.D Rattray 1995

Caol Ila is the biggest distillery on the isle of Islay, home of all things good and peaty. It’s one of the less hyped distilleries, although it is quite capable of creating great malts. I’ve tried their core range a few months ago (12,18,Natural Cask Strength) as well as the ‘Unpeated’ version. i am quite fond of the 12 year old as a daily dram...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila New Make Spirit

Having a soft spot for new make and then getting hold of a sample of spirit from your favorite Islay distillery? Well, double whammy! This new make is not commercially available, but I will nevertheless gladly share my thoughts with you. Very clean nose on raw barley and – don’t laugh – peas and carrots from a tin. The Scots call this ‘two veg’,...

Score 80/100