Berry's Own Selection Caol Ila 1996 Tasting notes and reviews
Berry's Own Selection Caol Ila 1996
- Brand
- Berry's Own Selection
- Expression
- Caol Ila 1996
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Abv
- 57.00%
- Vintage
- 1996
- Produced at
- Berry Bros. & Rudd ~ Caol Ila Distillery
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.bbr.com
- Availability
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Dave Broom
77- Nose
- Aromatic and fresh with, initially, a touch of the dentist's surgery, then linden tree blossom. In time it conjures up an image of chewing a grass stalk next to a dying bonfire as someone passes you an oatcake with smoked mackerel paté on it.
- Palate
- Well balanced. The peat slides through the Germoline. Sweet mid-palate with light grassiness.
- Finish
- A little short.
- Comment
- Intense and in character. A fairly simple Caol Ila but a goody.
Arthur Motley
77- Nose
- Grape juice carbolic, vanilla pannacotta and chocolate limes. With more time an intense earthiness comes through, with moss and seaweed thrown in.
- Palate
- Earth, spice and vanilla. Smoked fish rolled in ash. A little simple, and too dominated by that earthy, sphagnum character.
- Finish
- Peppercorn spice.
- Comment
- Distinctive, and not the usual Caol Ila, and Talisker fans should find this one fun.
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