Caol Ila 1991 DL The Old Malt Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Douglas Laing (DL)
Bottling Series	The Old Malt Cask
Vintage	1991
Bottled Year	2004
Age	12년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	DL 587
Bottles Released	289
ABV	50.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Sweet

Spicy

Maritime

Vanilla

Creamy

Honey

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Herbal

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

starts on green apple, liquorice and cold tea. Very little peat at first nosing. Develops on caramel, and vanilla – very bourbonny. Smoked fish, tangerine, gooseberry… Much subtler than the 12 yo OB, but also a little lumpish. Just a little… Gets slightly sourish too

restaurant Palate

starts on rather heavy liquorice, smoke, fruit salad, bitter almond. Hints of camphor… Gets quite peppery and spicy. Again, it’s rather complex and nicely balanced. A gentle peated Islayer, with a long, peppery finish, and some nice notes of Darjeeling tea after a minute or two. The Caol Ila 18 yo already became a classic. 87 points (up one point). Caol Ila 12 yo 1991/2004 (50%, DL OMC, cask #DL 876, 360 bottles, 6 month sherry finish)

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