Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1994 Sassicaia Wood Finish Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1983 The Perfect Dram

This Caol Ila 1983 from The Perfect Dram was bottled a decade ago. The release was 240 bottles strong, at cask strength. Great bronze color, by the way. It must have been a very active cask, for the distillery character of Caol Ila is totally unrecognizable on the nose. While I deplore that a bit, I cannot deny that this nose is absolutely great....

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

As I sit here, the rain outside my home is pounding. Pounding the roof, pounding the windows, just banging like a banished child that wants to be let in to their home. It seems like whenever it rains like this, my mind turns to Islay. That region just seems to produce whiskeys that truly take me to their environment. It makes me crave a salty...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1982 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld

The Nectar, the well-known Belgian importer cum bottler, bottled two Caol Ila casks through Duncan Taylor in 2008; cask 2738 and 2746. The nose is very cleany and exceptionally fruity. Oh, sweet! Lime, lychee, banana. Caramel candy. Honey. Oh, the peat is there, but thanks to the long maturation, it has all but faded. Slowly but surely some...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila Berry Bros. 1983 28YO

I bought this bottle at The Whisky Lounge's Manchester Whisky Festival last September. At £100 it is the most I've ever paid for a single bottle. Hence I have made it last and ensure I savour every drop. And what a whisky it truly is... First impression on the nose is lemon, followed by a pleasant earthiness and a touch of lime. Very very powerful...

Score 95/100