Caol ila 1984 Gordon & Macphail

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 35 Year Old 1982 Diageo Special Release 2018

When I tried the Caol Ila 30 Year Old earlier this year – which was released in Diageo’s Special Release in 2014 – I described it as ‘perfect’ and plundered my savings account to get me a bottle. Now that Port Ellen and Brora are not part of this coveted series, another top malt had to step in. It’s this Caol Ila, currently the oldest official...

Score 96/100

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2007 CaskAid

I must confess, until recently I had never heard of this Belgian bottler. But CaskAid is an npo that selects nice single casks, bottles them and then donates the proceeds to charity. What’s not to like? Drinking whisky as social engagement? Count me in! The have quite a few casks on their resume already, as can be seen on their site at caskaid.be....

Score 81/100

Caol Ila Vital Spark 5 Year Old 2013

Vital Spark is a release from the Meadowside Blending Co which we know from releases under the labels ‘The Maltman’ and ‘The Grainman’. While it is not stated as such on the label, it’s a public secret that this third batch is a single oloroso sherry butt with my beloved Caol Ila (which cannot be said of batch 2 and 2!). Oh, will you look at that...

Score 88/100