Caol Ila 1972 GM Connoisseurs Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Connoisseurs Choice |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Old Map Label |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Old Map Label
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Tasting Notes
잔을 가까이 하면 카올 일라 특유의 절제된 아일라 훈연과 바다 소금 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 1972년 증류된 원액답게 피트는 거칠지 않고 둥글게 다듬어져 마른 풀과 레몬으로 발전한다. 팰럿에서는 올리브유 같은 부드러움 위로 미네랄과 감귤의 향미가 이어지고, 40도의 가벼운 도수에도 균형이 단단하다. 피니시는 은은한 연기가 중간 길이로 남으며 코니서스 초이스다운 노련함을 보여준다.
AITasting Notes
air Nose
even at 40% ABV, the old Caol Ilas demonstrate some power, with a gorgeous smoke reminiscent of an old oil stove that's backdrafting a bit, carbon, pencil lead, charcoal, or even a bonfire on the beach with driftwood and dry seaweed. There's also a bit of fat, tallow, some cough syrup notes, cough lozenges, and then fruitier touches, like in all these old peated whiskies from Islay, but here it's rather the bergamot that takes over from Bowmore's famous mango or Laphroaig's passion fruit
restaurant Palate
here too we are surprised by the depth and lack of weakness in this old malt which will have nonetheless spent nearly forty years in a simple screw-cap bottle. The same fattiness (bacon), the smoky and medicinal side, bergamots and yuzu, a bit of pine sap, then a growing salinity... One could come to prefer these lower degrees to the full proof and other cask strengths. You are right, let's not exaggerate
timer Finish
lighter, which is quite normal, but still very evocative of Islay. You could almost hear some old sea shanties in a pub on the island; after all, the Ileachs are known to sing in tune even after a few too many drinks