Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

Caol Ila Distillery

1988, Cognac Finish

Private Collection

ABV: 40%

Age: No age statement Years Old

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Overall
Score

8.5

Tasting Notes

Nose

Bolder peat. Sweet enticing.

Palate

Sweet and chewy malt and then an eruption of peat and spice.

Finish

Long and lingering, a simplistic, entirely uncluttered infusion of malt and peat.

Comment

A much truer translation of Caol Ila.

Taster Score

8.5

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Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

1988, Cognac Finish

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