Caol Ila 1996 HH The Sovereign

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Hunter Hamilton (HH)
Bottling Series	The Sovereign
Vintage	1996
Bottled Year	2012
Age	16년
Cask Type	Oak Cask
Cask Number	HH 8687
Bottles Released	240
ABV	57.5%
Volume	750 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

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Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Citrus

Fruity

Oaky

Sweet

Vanilla

Creamy

Spicy

Honey

Dried Fruit

Nutty

Herbal

Floral

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

air Nose

almost closed, except a few grassy notes (okay, and whiffs of peat smoke). Water needed I guess. When watered down, it gains even more purity as well as very pleasant notes of smoked tea and pu-erh as well. Whiffs of cow stable. It seems that Caol Ila got peatier in recent years, or am I mistaken?

restaurant Palate

wow, great! Big sweetness (liquorice allsorts) and a tamed smokiness, it’s almost gentle at 57%. Or is it me? Perfect profile but let’s add water again… notes of tobacco, liquorice, quite some salt. Excellent selection by Mrs Arthur

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