Caol Ila 1995 Bewh Preston's

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Bestwhisky (Bewh)
Bottling Series	Preston's
Vintage	1995
Bottled Year	-
Age	18년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	9816
Bottles Released	-
ABV	46.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Sweet

Vanilla

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Maritime

Creamy

Floral

Nutty

Herbal

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

there’s a sweeter side at first nosing, some funny hints of ripe kiwis, then vivid notes of chenin blanc, ala Vouvray sec (François Chidaine’s, of course) or Jasnières (Eric Nicolas’, of course). Sure the Band-aidy notes are there, and so are the smoke, the ashes, the brown coal, the seashells… But yeah, what’s striking here is chenin blanc. Smoky chenin blanc

restaurant Palate

this is dry. Drier than the official 12, and drier than any chenin. Bites a bit for a while (cracked black pepper), then displays a lot of almondy notes, and gets then very, very ashy. Not just a regular ashtray, rather an Ibiza ashtray around eight in the morning. Yep, including those things

timer Finish

sharp, salty, lemony, tense, chiselled. Somebody should try to smoke chenin grapes prior to pressing, one day… Any volunteers?

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