Caol Ila 1990 GM Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series	Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength
Vintage	1990
Bottled Year	2019
Age	28년
Cask Type	Refill American Hogshead
Cask Number	Batch 19/139
Bottles Released	148
ABV	49.6%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Vanilla

Maritime

Sweet

Spicy

Honey

Creamy

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Floral

Citrus

Herbal

Nutty

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

mind you, this is 25 or 26 years of age, and the whole got milder and softer, as expected. Some kind of smoky butter cream, orange sherbet, oh and one green olive again (I am not joking), faint whiffs of cow dung, and then rather smoked almonds. Tinned gherkins, perhaps. No complains so far

restaurant Palate

yes, and yet another eighty-niner or thereabouts, I’m almost sure. Not very easy at first sips, because of some kind of burnt herbs, but the development is perfect, rather tenser than expected, with a mineral, Sancerre-y side that’s always a hit at WF Towers. A wee feeling of smoked butter, as often in older Caol Ilas (I think)

timer Finish

long, with a little candy sugar this time, but it remains perfectly dry and sharp and clean. Some bitter chocolate in the aftertaste

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