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Caol Ila Cask Strength

Brand	Caol Ila
Expression	Cask Strength
Type	Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Abv	55.00%
Produced at	Caol Ila Distillery
Region	Islay
Launched	1846
Guide Price	£71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website	http://www.malts.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 39 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith

Nose
Fresh and nutty, raw green vegetables and phenols.
Palate
Toffee, cooking oil and insistent smoke.
Finish
Almost herbal, with increasing peat reek.
Comment
Bold, well-balanced example, most drinkable.

Dave Broom

Nose
Direct and phenolic. Frying bacon fat, cabbage, silage, fish boxes, damp coal bunker. Some lifted citric notes, camomile. Smoke.
Palate
Young with real power and attack. The smoke appears from half way but is balanced by a sweet centre. Oily, rich, even salty (oops!).
Finish
Smoky bacon, camomile, clove.
Comment
A young cracker. Don't pass this up.

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