Caol Ila 1983 DR Individual Cask Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | A.D. Rattray (DR) |
| Bottling Series | Individual Cask Bottling |
| Vintage | 1983 |
| Bottled Year | 2013 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 1465 |
| Bottles Released | 230 |
| ABV | 54.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
엷은 황금빛이 잔 속에서 맑게 빛난다. A.D. 래트레이가 버번 호그스헤드에서 30년 담은 카올 일라 1983은 뜻밖의 에스프레소 향으로 코를 먼저 사로잡는다. 옛 스타일의 이탄과 디젤, 타르와 붕대, 해초의 향이 겹겹이 피어오르고, 54도의 입안에서는 기름진 보리 사탕의 단맛이 이내 약초와 페놀, 훈연으로 번진다. 여운은 소금기와 레몬의 산뜻함이 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
starts on a lot of coffee, which came unexpected. And I mean espresso. Then there's a subtle smokiness, and then a much more old-school peatiness that reminds me of some much older versions that were distilled in the 1960s. Fun! We're talking diesel oil, linseed oil, bandages, tar, cigar smoke… Then more fresh walnuts, apple peel, seaweed… Quite superb I must say. With water: hello, wet dogs! And more peat smoke, ashes, sea water, wet gravel, even antiseptic, ink…
restaurant Palate
surprising yet again! Starts very oily and sweet (barley sugar) but it's soon to get acrid (in a pleasant way), herbal and extremely phenolic and smoky. Did they use malt made for Ardbeg? (yeah, sure, in 1983… very early 1983 then!) With water: got earthy, rooty, almondy… Peated marzipan? Who's going to try to make that?
timer Finish
long, with rather more brine and touches of lemon