Caol Ila 1998 HSC Life is a circus
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | High Spirits' Collection (HSC) |
| Bottling Series | Life is a circus |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
Caol Ila can be monstrous at cask strength, but when reduced seems able to calm down a lot more than some other Islays. This is all on gentle notes of seawater, bandages, wet rock, sheep wool and medical embrocations. Very pure, very classical and extremely easy and elegant. A rather bright and gentle peaty aroma sat in the middle of everything
restaurant Palate
the peat flavour is a bit bigger and more assertive here, in fact maybe scratch what I just said about 'calming down' - this is a big of a chunky dram to be honest. Lemon juice, olive oil, more wet rocks and beach pebble vibes, nicely mineral in fact, and with a little weight and peppery warmth in the mouth
timer Finish
good length with quite a thick smokiness without being too ashy, plenty of lemon juice and wee hints of putty and iodine
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