Caol Ila 1980 HH The Sovereign
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Hunter Hamilton (HH) |
| Bottling Series | The Sovereign |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | HH 7562 |
| Bottles Released | 150 |
| ABV | 55.8% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw/pale gold
air Nose
it’s seems that it’s one of the leafy ones, with this grassy, vegetal peat and big whiffs of garden bonfire. Then more paraffin, almond oil, apple and walnut peelings and then clay and chalk. Not a peat monster thus far, but we won’t complain. With water: hello, wet dogs! And clams, oysters, seaweed…
restaurant Palate
oh yes! A lot of oomph and one of those lemony bursts that go so well with this distillery’s fairly big peatiness. Did anyone peat a few tons of lemons? There’s also a lot of brine, cider apples and then touches of sandalwood from the cask, I guess. How did they manage to come through? Big body. More syrup and vanilla after a while, as well as more bitter notes (herbs, ginger, citron). With water: becomes a little drier, not really flat – not at all – but I liked it rather better when neat
timer Finish
long, lemony and much spicier. A lot of pepper, the oak wakes up!