Caol ila 1985 18 Year Old Sherrywood Finish Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Caol Ila 22 Year Old 1991 Cadenhead

Cadenhead is one of Scotland’s oldest bottlers, founded by William Cadenhead in 1842. It has been in the hands of the Mitchell family, who also own Springbank and Glengyle, for over 40 years. A couple of years ago, they launched the Black Label series, which included this 22 years old Caol Ila, bottled at drinking strength. The nose starts fairly...

Score 85/100

Caol Ila 15 Year Old 1998 Samaroli

Samaroli is something of an iconic bottler that has released many a wonderful cask. I first tried this Caol Ila from 1998 at a whisky festival and took home a sample, that I try today with a lot of gusto, since it was one of the highlights of the festival for me. Wonderfully sweet, ashes infused nose. Loads of fish and linseed oil, white fruit,...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 1996/2008 12 Year Old Milano Whisky Festival

Every self-respecting whisky festival, just like the one in Milan, Italy, has its own festival bottle. In 2008, the Milano Whisky Festival presented a young Caol Ila of 12 years, distilled in August 1996 and bottled in September 2008. It's a single cask that yielded 150 bottles. It was bottled by Waddel Hepburn from Glasgow. While the peat is...

Score 84/100

Caol Ila The Single Malts of Scotland Aged 8 Years

This will be a short review (I'm watching Frozen 2 with Maggie) - but today's entry is from the independent bottler Specialty Drinks, under their The Single Malts of Scotland range: a Caol Ila that spent 8 years in a sherry butt (No. 300161). The colour is a pale straw. The nose is classic Caol Ila: Fisherman's Friend, liquorice all-sorts and...

Score 91/100