Caol Ila 1990 Cask of Distinction
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Cask of Distinction |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 32년 |
| Cask Type | Refill American Oak Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 6223 |
| Bottles Released | 181 |
| ABV | 51.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
맑은 황금빛이 잔벽을 타고 길게 흘러내린다. 32년의 시간이 카올 일라의 거친 피트를 둥글게 마모시켰고 향에서는 바닷바람과 레몬껍질, 옅은 훈연이 차례로 떠오른다. 입에 머금으면 51.5도의 알코올이 부드러운 오일감으로 변해 흰후추와 미네랄을 펼쳐낸다. 여운에서는 짠 미감과 시트러스가 오래 이어지며 리필 아메리칸 오크 호그스헤드의 절제된 캐릭터가 끝까지 살아 있다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
amazing what Caol Ila can generate when it ages, such as so many kinds of oils (pumpkin first, then sunflower and grape pips), and flowers (geranium), and fats (lardo di Colonnata), and nuts (pecans, almonds), and old things (books, furniture, waxes...) What it hasn't quite got anymore is smoke, having said that, I would suppose it got transmuted in some way. The kind of gentleness that only proud old malts can display. With water: as almost always, more wool, chalk, also soft figs (the big ones) plus overripe apples and beeswax and mead
restaurant Palate
great old wine territories. Eucalyptus, chalk, acacia beignet, orange cordial, Fernet… The texture is rather incredible, almost muscular this time. With water: careful with that pipette, Odette! Indeed this is not pastis and I'm not sure anyone should add any waters to this ole glory. Lovely nut skins yet, walnuts, but some bitterish woods in the back, some tea tannins coming to the surface, and bitterish leaves and stems popping out. Conclusion, no water ought to be added here
timer Finish
long and lovely when neat. Adios, water. Patchouli, lime tea, smoked salmon, yuzu, caviar…