Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory

Caol Ila Douglas Laing Provenance

This was the first sample of a Big Peat Tweet tasting hosted by the WhiskyWire Colour: Very pale, white wine, barely any colouring from the cask. Probably due its young age and lack of lower contact with the cask: matured in a refill hogshead. (One thing's for sure, no E150 was added in either of these whiskies. So, no masks, no false facades,...

Score 82/100

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 33 Year Old 1979 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland has already bottled a few wonderful Caol Ila, but this is their oldest to date, no less than 33 years. It is a bourbon hogshead that yielded 280 bottles. The nose might delude you into thinking it is much younger, because it is so alive. Slightly smoky and medicinal on iodine, in a fruity jacket of pineapple, banana and lime. A...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

I’ve had this bottle for a couple years, and had not had any for quite some time, so I decided to go back and give it another try. I had it neat, and it pours a light golden straw color. The pour is thin, with no ring left around the glass. On the nose, you immediately get brine and peat, along with a bit of caramel and tea. The initial taste...

Score 86/100