Cooper's Choice Caol Ila 1991, 15 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Clean and limey, scallop shells, brine, fresh salted fish. Slightly plain: hot pebbles on a beach. Palate Smoky with light juniper and thyme notes. Sufficient sweetness to offset the sooty smoke. Finish Becomes citric, this time lemon, and slightly floral. Comment A perfectly decent dram, but just lacks the required interaction between wood and spirit.

Arthur Motley Nose Tea tree, a handful of peated malted barley. Apple skins and compost. Damp woodland floor and burning wet leaves. Cigarette ash. Turned a bit grubby with water. Palate Sweet, then composty, almost like silage. Finish Wet ashtrays. Comment Fell apart with water, but fun to tussle with neat.