Caol Ila 2005 GM Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 14년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
light gold
air Nose
indeed there is a different profile here, we’re on a more immediately syrupy and sweet kind of peat. Oily rags, embrocations, whelks, lemon juice, olive oil, anchovies and tar. A few black olives bobbing about in the background. There’s a leathery and gingery quality from the sherry but thankfully it’s nicely restrained and well integrated. With water: evolves more towards wet rocks, sheep wool and herbal cough medicine. A rather camphory and oily edge developing
restaurant Palate
pretty powerful delivery. Although the texture is impressively full and oily. Lots of hessian, peat, wood char and embrocations. Mercurochrome, pink peppercorns, sea salt and coal smoke. Excellent stuff! With water: superbly tarry, herbal, peppery, lightly fishy in a good way and a few nervously salty notes of seaweed and some liquorice
timer Finish
long, herbal, oily, camphory and full of things like putty, kelp, olive oil mixed with brine and lemon rind
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