Caol Ila 1998 BA Raw Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Blackadder (BA)
Bottling Series	Raw Cask
Vintage	1998
Bottled Year	2011
Age	12년
Cask Type	Single Oak Hogshead
Cask Number	12371
Bottles Released	276
ABV	62.1%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Oaky

Vanilla

Creamy

Honey

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Nutty

Maritime

Herbal

Smoky

Floral

Peaty

Citrus

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

very spirity, aggressive, wit whiffs of cologne and a lot of oak/plank behind that. Not much else, this one probably needs water. With water: indeed! It really opens up, getting rather superbly smoky, farmy and coastal. Osyters, fresh almonds, wet stones, wet hay, garden bonfire, ‘wet grass smoke’… Classical. More and more fresh almonds and seashells (clams spring to mind – so to speak). Also patchouli and eucalyptus… Oh, and linseed oil and even turpentine… A very long development, don’t rush this one!

restaurant Palate

much, much more to my liking than on the nose when neat, starting unusually medicinal for a Caol Ila. Big notes of cough medicine, something antiseptic, a lot of iodine/salt, then ‘just like when we licked rocks when we were kids’ (to each his own). Gets then peatier and a tad aggressive again, time to add water. With water: perfect. Liquorice, salt and vanilla, and myriads of tiny nutty/coastal notes that we won’t list here, do not worry

timer Finish

very long, dry, coastal and a tad resinous now. Leaves you mouth as clean as a baby’s

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