Caol Ila 1993 AD Distillery
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Adelphi (AD) |
| Bottling Series | Distillery |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 카올 일라 1993 특유의 강렬한 농장 내음과 젖은 건초, 훈제 햄, 마른 해초 향이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 59.9도의 매우 높은 도수답게 힘 있는 피트가 발사믹과 파라핀, 디젤의 뉘앙스와 함께 명확하게 드러난다. 팰럿은 짭짤하고 약초 같은 개성이 강해 말린 허브와 감초 뿌리, 씁쓸한 리큐어의 향미로 단단하게 입을 채운다. 아일라 몰트 중에서도 극단적으로 강렬한 구성이 인상적이다. 피니시는 매우 길고 쌉쌀한 머스터드와 훈연이 이어지는 캐스크 스트렝스다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
very powerful as expected, with some big, bold farmy notes. Lots of manure, wet hay… Getting then astonishingly meaty for a Coal Ila, mainly on smoked ham. Also dry seaweed, balsamic vinegar… It then calms down, switching to caramel sauce and fresh oranges, before it gets more ‘frankly’ smoky, peaty, on burning beech, with also a little apple juice and whiffs of paraffin and diesel oil. Complex, with a long development. I like it very much
restaurant Palate
very strong and extremely salty and herbal. Ouch, what a beast! Lots of dried herbs (thyme, parsley, bay leaf). Very little sweetness if any. It gets very bitter (chlorophyll, propolis, herb liqueurs like Jägermeister). Lots of liquorice roots as well, tea… Highly reduced meat sauce. It reminds me the strange stuff we were used to (forced to) drink when I was a boy scout. Like coffee plus mustard plus salt. You never forget that. Anyway, let’s add a few drops of water now, perhaps it’ll become ‘easier’. Hmmm, no, it gets just a bit duller but there’s no significant improvement. The finish is very long but, you guessed it, very bitter and quite mustardy. Well, it’s note an easy one, that’s for sure. For lovers of extreme malts only – but the nose was a thrill. 84 points . Caol Ila 1993/2005 (59.9%, Adelphi, cask #6779)