Caol Ila Distillery
ABV: 57.4%
Age: No age statement Years Old
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail
Overall
Score
8.5
Nose
Smoked ham/salami, then perfumed peat, coal bunker. Like the burnt grass at the edge of a campfire with slightly damp socks drying beside it.
Palate
Dry and sooty offset by a slightly oily texture and sweet soft fruits. Has complexity.
Finish
Short, crisp, smoky. Smoked fish.
Comment
A good example of how peaty drams need a balance of sweetness. Another Caol Ila cracker.
Caol Ila Distillery
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