Caol Ila 1979 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | The Old Malt Cask |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | DL 1358 |
| Bottles Released | 296 |
| ABV | 57.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
ah, this is a ‘low-peat’ Caol Ila, it appears… Rather discreet, clean, pure, not’ old’ at all, a little fruity, with quite some herbal tea. Whiffs of menthol, paraffin, getting then rather medicinal (eucalyptus, menthol, cough syrup…) and finally smoky (white wood smoke). Bold pear juice after fifteen minutes. All that is elegant and classy yet uncomplicated, kind of ‘sober’, with a superb dryness
restaurant Palate
sweet, fruity and liquoricy attack, with the peat taking off slowly but regularly as often. It’s not a bold peat, that is. It gets then very waxy, with some mastic, herbs (thyme, bay leaf and rosemary), notes of lemon marmalade… Very clean again, quite some body, maybe notes of walnut skin… The finish is long, smoky, herbal and peppery… A very good old Caol Ila that tastes rather younger than 24 yo and that’s rather austere, in a very nice way. 89 points . Caol Ila 26 yo 1979/2005 (57.2%, The Whisky Fair, bourbon hogshead, Cask #1356, 212 bottles)
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