Caol Ila 2006 GM Reserve

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series	Reserve
Vintage	2006
Bottled Year	2014
Age	-
Cask Type	1st Fill Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number	305230
Bottles Released	360
ABV	40.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Vanilla

Maritime

Honey

Citrus

Oaky

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Spicy

Herbal

Dried Fruit

Floral

Chocolate

Nutty

Tasting Notes

Colour

dark red amber

air Nose

this works a treat, orange marmalade and currants holding a smoky peat conference, resulting in one of the finest cough syrups I know. Figs in the background, leather, pipe tobacco, liquorice allsorts… With water: a few soapy notes appear; the saponification is fairly pronounced here. Paraffin, polish, modelling clay…

restaurant Palate

pure polish mingled with honey, salt and tar. It’s not uncommon, though not guaranteed, that oloroso should dance quite so gracefully with big peat. With water: pepper, tobacco, triple sec, old white wine, olives, pickled samphire…

timer Finish

long, very much in continuity. Lovely green pepper

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