Caol Ila 1984 AD Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Adelphi (AD) |
| Bottling Series | Selection |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 6263 |
| Bottles Released | 270 |
| ABV | 57.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 카올 일라 특유의 상큼한 레몬과 풀, 민트가 가장 먼저 두드러지고, 요오드와 굴 같은 해안의 뉘앙스가 뒤따른다. 시간이 지나면 장뇌와 유칼립투스, 재의 기름진 결이 발전한다. 팰럿은 57.3도에서 강한 피트와 소금기로 시작해 곧 바닐라의 둥근 단맛으로 정돈되며, 버번을 닮은 구성이 인상적이다. 23년 숙성 후 아델피가 병입한 이 위스키의 피니시는 피트와 바닐라, 옅은 후추가 단단하고 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
ah, this is a ‘traditional’ zesty Caol Ila, starting on a lot of lemon and grass and quite some mint as well (freshly rubbed leaves), with a big ‘coastality’ (iodine, oysters). Gets slightly buttery but just like the Murmac, it gets then very camphory. And hints of eucalyptus again, apple peelings and brown coal, getting even more lemony after a few minutes, and then very ashy and oily (linseed, castor). Faint whiffs of wet hay. But are all 1984 Caol Ilas camphory and lemony? Interesting
restaurant Palate
a rather big peat blast and quite some salt right at the attack but it gets then much more rounded, vanilled and frankly bourbonny. Peated bourbon? The fact is that it’s rather simpler than both the W&M and the Murmac but the general profile is still very pleasant, extremely compact. Great peat and great vanilla, that’s it
timer Finish
long, just as compact as before and still on the same bold notes of peat and vanilla, with maybe just more pepper at this stage. I really like this compactness. 87 points. Cornelius Jansen (1510-1576) Caol Ila 23 yo 1984/2007 (57%, The Whisky Society) A new series by The Whisky Exchange, not sure about its position vs. The Single Malts of Scotland but I’ll ask Sukhinder a.s.a.p