Caol Ila 1988 HB Finest Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Hart Brothers (HB) |
| Bottling Series | Finest Collection |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 1999 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
light amber
air Nose
very nice and refined. Beautiful peat, very round and fruity (cooked apple), beautiful balance
restaurant Palate
great roundness and balance, just a little too 'smooth'. Perhaps this bottle was open since a long time. Peat, pear, cooked fruit (strawberry jam). Hints of exotic fruit
timer Finish
medium to long - gets sweeter with time. Really in the Laphroaig style. Ratings: OH:88 points, SV: 88 points. My guesses: 1. Laphroaig, 2. Bowmore, 3. Caol Ila. Comments by Olivier: I liked a lot the palate of this whisky. Honest Laphroaig, good Bowmore. Answer by Johannes: The horrible truth about Blind #24: Caol Ila 10 yo 1988/1999 (43%, Hart Brothers) . Well, this was my favourite of the bunch. My score for the first dram was 84 points, but I’ll have to investigate further. Bottle was opened 3 months ago. So, fairly interesting results, eh? I’ve tried to do a fairly straight ‘build-up’ with this flight and I wanted to show some different sides of Caol Ila. Since you picked a different first guess each time I think that part of my evil masterplan has succeeded ;-) (Rest assured that most of the other flights will be more varied.) Okay, eight different Bowmores are now on the table. Different? Well, in theory, yes, but… Bowmore 14 yo 1989 (46%, Whisky Galore) Let’s start with this brand new bottling by Duncan Taylor. Most of the ‘Whisky Galore’ malts we already had were quite good, and a Caol Ila even got a Silver Medal during our 2003 Awards. To be honest, several ‘independent’ young Bowmores are really ‘middle-of-the-roadish’, but we expect quite a lot from this one. Let’s check it out…