Caol Ila 1986 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | The Old Malt Cask |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 297 |
| ABV | 56.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
indeed, this is rather lightly peated. I’d love to hear Diageo’s blenders on when they first got these batches. So, this is getting rather complex, with herbal teas, eucalyptus, damp earth and leaves, a touch of liquorice wood, old boughs… It’s only after a good three minutes that lighter and fruitier notes come through Around barbecued marshmallows, perhaps. With water: gets herbal and rather mentholy. I find it grassier than the earlier 14, for example. Now I love these waxy tones, the paraffin, the linseed oil…
restaurant Palate
really tastes like some Glenkinchie into which someone would have poured a little ‘regular’ Caol Ila. Herbs, mint, banana sweets, pineapple drops, melissa… With water: not at all, S. Fatter, more ‘Highlands’, and much more on citrus. Some salt coming through. Takes water very well
timer Finish
medium, with an unexpected smoky return. More salt in the aftertaste. Perhaps ‘ideas’ of bay leaves