Private Collection Caol Ila 1990 Demarara Rum Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 61 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Créosote, straw in a cowshed. Moss, damp fence. Opens up on sweeter notes. Hint of demerara sugar. Palate Flowing nicely on the tongue. Fresh, appetising. A good mix of sweet maltiness and smoky dryness. Touch of ginger. Finish Dry. Lingering smoke. Liquorice. Comment A bit puzzling at start. Seems somewhat austere and restrained. Then releases sweet notes. Is it an effect of the rum finish?

Dave Broom Nose Smoky and very fruity. Welly boots and mango. Lanolin and banana split. Water tames the ripe fruits and brings out a briny manzanilla like character. Green olive. Palate Rooty smoke tongue coating. Water helps this smoothing all the elements out. Fruit salad on an Islay beach. Finish Has that mellow slightly decayed vegetation note of a good Guyanese rum. Comment Islay moved to the tropics.