Caol Ila Distillery
ABV: 40%
Age: 12 Years Old
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Overall
Score
8.4
Nose
Smoky and intense. Good delivery of sweet peat smoke. Balanced, subtle and rounded. A fleshy smoked fish, olive oil, vegetal. Good breadth of flavour. Intriguing. Hint of coconut.
Palate
Very smoky start, then medicinal notes, then macaroon with a floral sweetness underpinning it. Lightly oily texture.
Finish
Long, smoky, peppered mackerel.
Comment
More expressive than the other peated one. Very good.
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