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Gordon & MacPhail Caol Ila 1981

Brand Gordon & MacPhail
Expression Caol Ila 1981
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1981
Abv 62.70%
Produced at Gordon & MacPhail
Region Islay
Availability UK, Europe and selected others
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.gordonandmacphail.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Juniper, seaweed, tobacco.
Palate
Hint of nutty sherry. Leafy, junipery, tobacco-like, long.
Finish
Teasing, appetising, interplay of distillery flavours and sherry.
Comment
A beautifully balanced, rounded, example of this distinctive malt.

Jim Murray

Nose
A measured, almost sulking peatiness breaks through some flat and uninspiring fruity, oaky tones.
Palate
Surging peat and sweet malt are given their usual oily treatment with some extra peppery spices making a change. But the middle seems a little jaded.
Finish
Some flat peatiness flies alongside the oak, too lazy to battle for supremacy.
Comment
Can't put my finger on it: it's okay, but a bit boring and passionless for a Caol Ila.

 



 

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