Caol Ila 1983 28 Year Old Cask #5285 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland

Hurray! Coal Ila! My favorite Islay whisky. My 58th one at that. And it is bottled by an indie with an quasi perfect reputation, so I can hardly wait to give this one a try. Let’s get to it! The nose balances between sweet and brackish. Vanilla, apples and juicy pears on the one hand, diesel fumes, creosote and fish oil on the other. Nice balance....

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old for Feis Ile 2017

I have tried many a good dram from Caol Ila, but the Feis Ile releases are always excellent. So I was very happy to score a sample of this 12 years old for the Islay Malt & Music Festival 2017. It is so-called double matured in Amoroso casks, that were previously used for the Distillers Edition of… Talisker! This Caol Ila matured for 11 years...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

The whisky I'm reviewing is from a 20cl bottle recently bought. If I could sum up this up in one word that word would be oily.I've never really understood the concept of an oily mouth feel but after drinking this now I do. On the nose I first got a sort of briney peatiness swiftly followed by toffee,caramel and a slight herbal note. On the palate...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila Distillery Only

This Caol Ila Distillery Only can only be obtained, err, right, at the distillery. However. I got this sample from my friend Jan, who visited the distillery and brought me back this sample. Thanks, buddy! The nose is quite sharp on sweet peat, but also fat like famer butter. The maritime elements are strongly pushing forward, much more so than on...

Score 86/100