Caol Ila 1984 DL Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 236 |
| ABV | 52.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
a CI that rather looks towards Laphroaig at first nosing, with more medicinal and dry coastal notes than expected, including mint, camphor and eucalyptus, Vicks-style. Behind that, some sharp and pretty beautiful whiffs of citrons and grapefruits that give it a great nervousness and then a gangue of vanilla custard and maybe mango coulis. Unusually medicinal
restaurant Palate
rich and, once again, more southshorish (you’re a barbarian, S.) than expected. A very salty feeling, litres of brine, anchovies, then more tangerine marmalade, maybe a little walnut liqueur (from the sherry cask?) and lastly, sunflower oil. A lot of sunflower oil
timer Finish
long and rich, richer than the ‘average’ Caol Ila in any case. And very oily…
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