Caol Ila 1979 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask #4477 Douglas Laing

Caol Ila 38 Year Old 1976 Malts of Scotland 'Angel's Choice'

The Angel's Choice is a series of half bottles by Malts of Scotland. Only 125 were released with this Caol Ila uit 1976 – that’s right! This one is no less than 38 years old, distilled while I was still in kindergarten. It is the oldest Caol Ila I have tried to date. Boy, forget everything you think you know about Caol Ila. There is hardly...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2012 Hinata The Stillman’s DE

I have no idea what Hinata means, nor am I familiar with the bottler The Stillman’s DE. It appears to be a German company and a relative newcomer. Hinata is, according to my teenage son, an important character in Naruto. In what? ‘Never mind, dad’. What I do know about this bottling is that it is a young, powerful Caol Ila that has matured on a...

Score 87/100

Caol ila 1966 29 Year Old Sherry Cask

Gordon & Macphail is one of the oldest independent bottlers in the world, founded in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander Macphail. They hired John Urquhart at the age of 15, who soon became responsible for the whisky branch of the company. In 1915 (due to the retirement and sudden death of the founders) he became senior partner. The...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

This Islay distillery is one of the lesser know, probably because the largest part of its production is destined for the blends, particularly Johnnie Walker. But still, Caol Ila produces some exquisite whiskies. Today I’ll be trying the 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old from their core range and an Indie that shall remain a surprise for now. Read on! On...

Score 81/100