Caol Ila 1984 24 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

Caol Ila Islay Single Cask Exclusive LNB013

David Stirk recently sold his Creative Whisky Company, but he continues to work there and select the casks. This single cask from Islay is actually from Caol Ila. After all, LNB stands for Loch Nam Burn, the water source for this distillery. No age statement and no info about the cask apart from the fact that it is cask 13. Hopefully not unlucky....

Score 86/100

Caol Ila 1981/2010 29 Year Old, Malts of Scotland

The German independent bottler Malts of Scotland has released quite a few jewels already. Of all the MoS-bottles I've tasted so far, I've only had two that didn't take me to cloud nine. Quite a track record, I'd say (although, coming from me, that may not mean much). Anyway, time to try their 29 Year Old Cask Strength Caol Ila. The nose is very...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila 2004 Distillers Edition

The bottle has been open 3 months and has about 1/3 left. The **nose** has light peat, though not the 'smokey' variety but more that of a distant cousin to Lagavulin. It is however very faint. Come to think of it, it makes me think of the 'peat intensity' (or lack thereof) of a HP 12. There is an unmistakable sweetness. However, it's not the...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

Just playing around with other raters' reviews. Appearance: Chardonnay with insane leg structure created by a swirl. Nose: Baked cinnamon pears, lemon pound cake, lots of spiced orange peel. Sort of like Ardbeg where "smoke" is really not a part of the nose as much as more complex and delicate flavors. Letting it sit, you get barbecue...

Score 87/100