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Caol Ila 16 Years Old

Brand Caol Ila
Expression 16 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 16 Year Old
Abv 57.90%
Produced at Caol Ila Distillery
Region Islay
Launched 1846
Availability The Whisky Exchange
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.malts.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 64 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
Once the alcohol flashes off the smoke rushes out along with citrus, freshly cut green grass, oyster shells and a youthful bleachy note.
Palate
Good mix of intense leafy smoke and an oily succulent feel. Melon. Fresh fish. Generous and silky.
Finish
Smoky. Lobster creels.
Comment
Just one of a great clutch of smoky drams this time around.

Arthur Motley

Nose
White/lemon pepper, some cereally sweet oat notes of youth.
Palate
Lemon puff biscuits, vanilla and a leafiness. Achalky smokiness, and maybe like barbecued fish at times.
Finish
A lingering, tingling pepperiness.
Comment
Lively, lip-smacking Islay. More good stuff from Sukhinder and his Whisky Exchange gang.

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