Caol Ila 1977 GM Spirit of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Spirit of Scotland |
| Vintage | 1977 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 13년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Speymalt Whisky Dist. Ltd. - Acquavite di Cereali |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Speymalt Whisky Dist. Ltd. - Acquavite di Cereali
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
delicate, with hints of smoked salmon, bruised apples, coal dust, and some pencil shavings. Pear cake, tarte tatin, old beeswax, old books... It's all wonderful, but it whispers a bit, shall we say. Touches of oil paint and linseed oil. It's truly refined and delicate
restaurant Palate
we find the Caol Ila smoke, accompanied by slightly green apples and again, waxes. It's not extremely maritime, but the smoke is definitely present. It then becomes a bit cardboard-like, but that's the fate of many old malts bottled at 40% ABV, even more so when they have been (slightly) darkened with caramel
timer Finish
a bit short but very clean, with green walnuts tickling the back of your palate. Like in the early sherried ones we tasted!