Caol Ila 1981 BR Barmen's Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Berry Bros & Rudd (BR) |
| Bottling Series | Barmen's Collection |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 셰리 캐스크에서 30년 숙성된 카올 일라의 잘 익은 검은 과실과 절제된 피트 향이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 아일라 몰트답게 바다 내음과 오일리한 훈연이 셰리의 단맛과 명확하게 대비된다. 팰럿은 54.9도의 힘으로 다크 초콜릿과 말린 자두, 그을린 오크가 발전하며 균형이 단단하다. 피니시는 재와 가죽, 짭조름한 미네랄이 길게 이어지며 베리 브로스 보틀링의 구조감이 깊게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale straw. Nose, rather restrained at first nosing, but some interesting farmy notes emerge after a few swirls. Ah, it gets more and more complex. Very medicinal (bandages, camphor, turpentine) and grassy (wet hay, grass juice). Develops on animal smells (wet dog, horse stable) and dried seaweed (varech). Gets very Taliskerish after a few minutes
restaurant Palate
wow, what a nice attack! Dried fruits right at the start, but lots of smoke, rubber and pepper bursting out after just two or three seconds. Wow, it’s bold and compact, too bad there are a few sweetish notes… the sherry? It’s nice, but I feel this cask would have deserved to be bottled ‘naked’. Bold development, on liquorice, marzipan, dried ginger… Very, very nice indeed! The finish is very long, nicely balanced, with a strange ‘sweet-and-salty’ feeling. A excellent bottling! 88 points . Caol Ila 'Cask Strength' (55%, OB, 2004) I had this one several times, and I think I must have downed two or three bottles