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Mackillop's Choice Caol Ila 1989, Cask 3322

Mackillop's Choice Caol Ila 1989, Cask 3322

Brand Mackillop's Choice
Expression Caol Ila 1989, Cask 3322
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1989
Abv 57.70%
Produced at Angus Dundee
Region Islay
Availability Worldwide
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.mackillopschoice.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 22 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Lightly dry. Vegetal. Slight sulphur.
Palate
Lightly oily. Cereal grain. Leafy. Then late, very distinctive, fruitiness.
Finish
Big and peppery.
Comment
If Caol Ila can evoke the aroma and flavour of junipers, perhaps it can also suggest olive oil, vine leaves, couscous, baked aubergines. I have had great martinis in Tangier. Next time, a Caol Ila Sour?

Dave Broom

Nose
Vanilla and soft fruit, then charred notes: smoky wood, singed heather, and a sulphury/burnt match heads note.
Palate
Powerful, medicinal and very smoky. It fills the mouth well, the light creaminess just about binding the prickly heathery/seaweedy smoke together.
Finish
Big and long.
Comment
The smokiest of the bunch. A big boy.

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