Caol Ila 1990 DE

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryCaol Ila
BottlerDun Eideann (DE)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1990
Bottled Year2000
Age12년
Cask Type-
Cask Number11132 - 37
Bottles Released1890
ABV43.0%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

Smoky
Peaty
Oaky
Sweet
Maritime
Fruity
Creamy
Vanilla
Spicy
Honey
Citrus
Herbal
Dried Fruit
Floral
Nutty
Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

pale straw

air Nose

pure peat. Very smoky, not nothing else. Gets just a little vegetal

restaurant Palate

quite nice smoke, but very few fruit and it's quite unbalanced and mono-dimensional. In that case, there's too much peat

timer Finish

long, on the smoke and pepper. Not especially bad, but again, I'm not sure that just peating a lot any malt does work. When compared with the evening's benchmark malt (Ardbeg 1975/2000 OB), it's even more obvious. Ratings: OH, 80 points, SV, 79 points . My guesses: 1. Caol Ila, 2: Ledaig, 3: - Comments by Olivier: Yep, brutal pungent monolithic peat, more like wet grass burning. Young and aggressive. Caol Ila, some young peaty Jura,.. Answer by Johannes: The horrible truth about Blind #21: Caol Ila 12 yo 1990/2002 (43%, McGibbon’s Provenance Winter/Winter) . Congrats! Both of you got this the first time around. My score was 73. For an Caol Ila I thought it was sub-standard. Blind #22

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