Caol Ila 1990 IM Chieftain's
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Ian Macleod (IM) |
| Bottling Series | Chieftain's |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | Hogsheads |
| Cask Number | 7044 - 7046 |
| Bottles Released | 1302 |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
칼날처럼 예리한 노즈가 이 보틀링의 첫인상을 결정한다. 레몬 껍질과 석회질 돌, 청사과가 순서대로 읽히고 훈제육과 발사믹의 미묘한 힌트가 뒤에 숨어 있다. 바다 공기와 소금기가 향 전체를 관통한다. 팰럿은 43도에서 의외로 거칠고 고무와 금속의 결이 앞서며 조린 사과와 태운 캐러멜이 뒤따른다. 호그스헤드 11년 숙성으로 나무 개입은 옅다. 피니시는 길지만 다소 씁쓸하게 닫힌다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
very pale white wine
air Nose
extremely clean, lemony, smoky and mineral, sharp like a blade. Notes of green apples, calcarious stones, lemon peel. Very, very pure. Hints of grain, porridge, green bananas, perhaps a little aniseed and dill, fennel, cold ashes, incense… Very enjoyable. Also some funny whiffs of smoked meat, balsamic vinegar, wine sauce. How beautiful! fresh like a baby’s mouth and delicately maritime. Whiffs of sea air and salt (sort of ‘stony’, flintstones), salted butter caramel? Very delicate and perfectly balanced. Funny notes of lettuce
restaurant Palate
strong, powerful and very rubbery like some new make. Very rough in fact, with some metallic tastes and some notes of cooked sour apples, liquorice roots, burnt caramel. It gets then curiously acidic, with some notes of lemon fizz, pink grapefruit… Aluminium, salt… The finish is long but a little too bitter. In short a superb, sharp nose and a rather rough but enjoyable palate (if you’re into roughness). 85 points . Caol Ila 1990/2005 (43%, McKillop’s Choice) elegant, rounded and smooth. A perfect peat smokiness and again quite some caramel, salted butter, freshly baked cake. A very, very nice indie Caol Ila, not too complex as often but perfectly balanced. 87 points . Caol Ila 1981/1996 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail CC, old map label)