Caol Ila 1984 CWC The Exclusive Malts
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Creative Whisky Company (CWC) |
| Bottling Series | The Exclusive Malts |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | Madeira Hogshead Finish |
| Cask Number | 2729 |
| Bottles Released | 386 |
| ABV | 50.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
starts with coffee and vanilla fudge but then it’s the expected ‘new Bowmore’ cortege that spreads out. Sea air, kelp, peat smoke but also beech and pine tree smoke, wet stones, roots, moss (no mustiness, though), liquorice sticks and fresh mint. Pure, crisp, clean Bowmore. Rather brilliant I must say. Whiffs of fermenting hay coming through after a moment
restaurant Palate
let’s face it, if you don’t like resinous flavours this isn’t for you. Much more unusual than on the nose, with unexpected notes of rosemary, thyme, cough pastilles, rubber, heavily infused green tea, concentrated lemon juice, liquorice... And something unusually medicinal. Camphor? Gets spicier after that, with more pepper, mint, coriander, something like basil (?)... And more liquorice. Extremely concentrated in fact, and maybe even smokier than usual
timer Finish
did I mention salmiac? And something like... Hydrocarbon?
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