Caol Ila 1974 AT
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Alte Tabakstube (AT) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1996 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 18 |
| Bottles Released | 180 |
| ABV | 59.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Especially Selected by Ralph Knyrim |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Especially Selected by Ralph Knyrim
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
still a bit closed, after this many years, and certainly much straighter, cleaner, one could say 'more modern' than the Cadenhead. Pure smoked almonds, seawater, ashes, smoked kippers, and lapsang souchong. But then again, almost 60% vol… With water: cold green tea, limoncello, ashes and fresh kelp. Just a little chalk too, but it's all very vertical
restaurant Palate
closer to the Cadenhead, except that this one's more a blade, a razor, with more peels too, bitter apples. It's probably one of the toughest CIs from those years in my book. This far. With water: and there, it came to its senses, getting more complex and, globally, saltier and more coastal. Between us, it's still a brute
timer Finish
long, with more grapefruit skin, even grape pips and other bitterish yet lovely elements. This one ain't fooling around. The aftertaste is a little fatter, but it's not totally on cod oil either, if you see what I mean