Caol Ila 1980 DL XOP
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | XOP |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 40년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | DL 11491 |
| Bottles Released | 172 |
| ABV | 54.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
some parts are similar to the MoS’s (the leather, the hints of exhaust fumes) but the whole is rather rounder, and certainly less mineral and flinty. Notes of chestnuts, old papers… Gets then meatier and meatier. Is that Marmite? With water: more struck matches (I know, I know) and various cooked vegetables. Yes, green asparagus (not the more extreme white wines). Maybe a little green mustard and ginger
restaurant Palate
we’re closer to the MoS but this is even more extreme. Smoked cocoa powder plus some chilli sauce and bags of ashes. What a mixture! Oh, and quite some tar and liquorice again. With water: works! It becomes sweeter and maybe a tad bitter as well but the whole is excellent. Pepper, bitter oranges, dark chocolate and something slightly green (yes, fresh green pepper)
timer Finish
long, ashy. Unexpected notes of dry white wine in the aftertaste