Caol Ila 1984 CA Authentic Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | Authentic Collection |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 258 |
| ABV | 55.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
not too explosive, rather smooth at first sniffs, with rather notes of fresh butter, dairy cream and apple juice. What’s interesting is that it gets then beautifully smoky, but it’s not the ‘peaty’ kind of smoke, rather beech smoke, cold fireplace and matchsticks. The whole is rather fresh and very clean. Faint hints of mint leaves and celery… And finally lots of fresh fruits (fresh strawberries and pears). Smoked fruits? Pleasant development, this one is multilayered and you must give it time. With water: huge soapiness, which is quite normal. Let’s wait… Ah, now it got a little more silent, much less smoky but maybe a little fruitier. Quite some vanilla now
restaurant Palate
very sweet and very peaty, with an unusually high fruitiness (the strawberries again). Much less complex than on the nose, with no coastal notes at all, but bl**dy drinkable, even at cask strength. With water: oh, now we have beautiful notes of gentian spirit (which I looove), roots, pepper, liquorice roots and quite some salt, the ‘coastality’ arising now
timer Finish
rather long, balanced, maybe simpler again, peaty, peppery and fruity (cooked apples). Very good; maybe not magic but very good. 88 points . Caol Ila 22 yo 1984/2007 (55.9%, The Whisky Fair, 287 bottles) From our German friends’ brand new series
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