Caol Ila 1977 DL Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection |
| Vintage | 1977 |
| Bottled Year | 2002 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
ah, it seems that this is more complex even if the high alcohol blocks it a bit (just a bit). More on dried herbs, smoke of course, incense, sandalwood, hints of wet dogs, seaweed, liquorice… Very curious to see what happens with water. With water: oh my! Fantastic development, even more complex. Some figs (figs in an unsherried Caol Ila?), many other dried fruits, something clearly tropical (papayas?), medicinal, fresh… Okay, let’s issue a maltoporn alert
restaurant Palate
ultra-punchy but magnificently lemony and coastal once again (you know, salt, fish, oysters…) Once again, the extra-dimension comes from the various herbs and spices that are to be found here, including mint, liquorice wood, lemon balm, coriander and many, many others. Fantastic palate so far, and I doubt it’ll collapse after careful reduction. Let’s see… With water: you bet!
timer Finish
never-ending, brilliant, extremely focussed yet so assertive…