Caol Ila 1978 Rare Malts Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Rare Malts Selection |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2002 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | Oak cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 61.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 처음엔 스피릿과 오크가 강하게 앞서지만 물을 더하면 스모크와 해안가 뉘앙스가 활짝 열린다. 1978 빈티지 카올 일라답게 굴과 젖은 돌, 모닥불 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 팰럿은 61.7도의 힘을 실은 채 이례적으로 약재 같은 요오드와 소금기, 피트가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 23년 숙성이 준 원숙함과 강렬한 해안 캐릭터가 단단한 균형을 이룬다. 피니시는 길고 건조하며 해안가 뉘앙스와 옅은 수지 향이 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
very spirity, aggressive, wit whiffs of cologne and a lot of oak/plank behind that. Not much else, this one probably needs water. With water: indeed! It really opens up, getting rather superbly smoky, farmy and coastal. Osyters, fresh almonds, wet stones, wet hay, garden bonfire, ‘wet grass smoke’… Classical. More and more fresh almonds and seashells (clams spring to mind – so to speak). Also patchouli and eucalyptus… Oh, and linseed oil and even turpentine… A very long development, don’t rush this one!
restaurant Palate
much, much more to my liking than on the nose when neat, starting unusually medicinal for a Caol Ila. Big notes of cough medicine, something antiseptic, a lot of iodine/salt, then ‘just like when we licked rocks when we were kids’ (to each his own). Gets then peatier and a tad aggressive again, time to add water. With water: perfect. Liquorice, salt and vanilla, and myriads of tiny nutty/coastal notes that we won’t list here, do not worry
timer Finish
very long, dry, coastal and a tad resinous now. Leaves you mouth as clean as a baby’s