Caol Ila 1980 BR Berrys' Own Selection

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Berry Bros & Rudd (BR)
Bottling Series	Berrys' Own Selection
Vintage	1980
Bottled Year	-
Age	31년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	8175
Bottles Released	-
ABV	55.6%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Honey

Peaty

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Herbal

Floral

Nutty

Chocolate

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw/pale gold

air Nose

it’s seems that it’s one of the leafy ones, with this grassy, vegetal peat and big whiffs of garden bonfire. Then more paraffin, almond oil, apple and walnut peelings and then clay and chalk. Not a peat monster thus far, but we won’t complain. With water: hello, wet dogs! And clams, oysters, seaweed…

restaurant Palate

oh yes! A lot of oomph and one of those lemony bursts that go so well with this distillery’s fairly big peatiness. Did anyone peat a few tons of lemons? There’s also a lot of brine, cider apples and then touches of sandalwood from the cask, I guess. How did they manage to come through? Big body. More syrup and vanilla after a while, as well as more bitter notes (herbs, ginger, citron). With water: becomes a little drier, not really flat – not at all – but I liked it rather better when neat

timer Finish

long, lemony and much spicier. A lot of pepper, the oak wakes up!

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