Caol Ila 1983 HL FassZination
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Hunter Laing (HL) |
| Bottling Series | FassZination |
| Vintage | 1983 |
| Bottled Year | 2013 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | VF 10067 |
| Bottles Released | 174 |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝으로 가져가면 가장 먼저 쿨일라다운 옅은 훈연과 레몬, 바다 소금기가 또렷이 인사한다. 잔을 흔들면 맑은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 따라 흐른다. 1983년 증류해 30년을 보낸 이 아일라 위스키를 한 모금 머금으면 리필 호그스헤드의 부드러운 연기와 감귤, 올리브 오일 같은 유질감이 46도로 혀 위에서 번진다. 삼키면 재와 미네랄의 잔향이 입안에 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark straw
air Nose
proof! Graceful indeed, much more complex than the restless youngsters that we tried yesterday, with waxes, oils, zests, almonds, seaweed, oysters, anchovies, sardines, overripe apples, ink, greasy grasses, engine oil, hessian and almonds. And if you’re nosing deeply, you’re transported to a meadow on the southeast shore of Islay. That would be the Oa, wouldn’t it
restaurant Palate
pretty perfect. There’s maybe a very small kind of chemical touch in the very first drops (Fanta-like), but then it’s a perfect old Caol Ila, still vibrant (as they say – you can’t write tasting notes if you don’t use vibrant from time to time), with some salt, olive brine, lemon, smoked salmon, lapsang souchong and this very particular grassiness that’s to be found in… old Caol Ila. Some kind of cactus?
timer Finish
quite long, mainly on smoked salmon, then lemon. Love it