Taster

Nose: Creamy oak. Hint of sulphur alongside bonfire smoke, fish smokehouse and fishing nets.

Palate: Clean and balanced. Tinned fruits and hot-smoked salmon. Quite oily in feel.

Finish: Dry. Driftwood. Smoke.

Comment: A very good introduction to Caol Ila.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Acetone, oak leaves, wood adhesive.

Palate: Fresh oak, classic Caol Ila 'TCP', delicate peat smoke.

Finish: Smoky and dry, herrings, crumbly peat.

Comment: Very decent example of Caol Ila, nothing jars here.

Score: 8