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Caol Ila
30 year old
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Distillery:
Caol Ila
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Company:
Diageo
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Cask Maturation
Refill American & European Oak
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Strength
55.1% ABV
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Note
Limited to 7638 bottles
Special release 2014
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Distilled:
1993
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Bottled:
2014
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Islay
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Website:
malts.com
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Type:
Single Malt
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Volume:
70, 75 cl
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Age:
30 year old
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Price:
1.000
Taste note
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Colour:
Gold
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Nose:
There’s some toasted oak, there is some coffee, there’s some charcoal, and there’s a very distant and almost exclusive Caol-Ila-ness, which comes unexpected from the owners. What I also get, mostly, is a wonderful artisan cider, like they make in the best parts of Normandy. Old premium cigars. With water: It’s smoked cider of the highest order.
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Palate:
Neat pallet with sweet Vishnu! This is implacable, sharp, acrid, oaky ( in a good way), mercurochromy spirit from Islay. Much bigger, powerful, and almost aggressive than expected. With water: Smoother, gentler, civilized. Smoke and rosehips.
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Finish:
Long, and earthy, and great. It strikes back.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- Coffee
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- vanilla
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- smoke
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- burned wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- citrus fruits
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- honey
