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 | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Old Map Label |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Old Map Label
Flavor Profile
Tasting 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
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