Private Collection Caol Ila 1988 Sherry Wood Finish

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

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Sweet. Hard toffee. Palate Silky. Starts dry, then nutty and luscious. Finish Lingering brown sugar-and-spice finish, with a balancing savoury touch from the salty Sound of Islay. Comment Less complex, with the distillery character coming through much more strongly.

Dave Broom Nose High sherry notes: almond, nut bowl, spice. A clootie dumpling thrown athwart a peat fire. Palate Well covered and rich but with great smoky/kippery depth. Finish Long nutty/fruity then suddenly dies and a medicinal note comes out. Comment The sherry gives roundness but doesn’t dominate Caol Ila’s characteristic energy.