Caol Ila 1980 FR Romantic Rhine Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Feinkost Reifferscheid (FR) |
| Bottling Series | Romantic Rhine Collection |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Octave Cask |
| Cask Number | 401792 |
| Bottles Released | 72 |
| ABV | 54.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 돌리면 따뜻한 호박빛이 잔 벽을 부드럽게 타고 흐른다. 코를 가까이 가져가면 마른 피트 연기와 말린 과일, 바다의 짠내가 차례로 올라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 54.6도의 도수가 혀를 또렷이 자극하며 그을린 오크와 셰리의 단맛, 훈연한 보리가 번진다. 셰리 옥타브 캐스크를 거친 카올 일라는 30년의 숙성 위에 진한 셰리를 더해 아일라의 연기를 한층 두껍게 끌어올린다. 삼키고 나면 달콤한 훈연과 짠기가 길게 남는다.
AITasting 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