Caol Ila 1998 IM Chieftain's Choice

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	Ian Macleod (IM)
Bottling Series	Chieftain's Choice
Vintage	1998
Bottled Year	2009
Age	10년
Cask Type	Hogshead
Cask Number	6357 + 6360
Bottles Released	1602
ABV	43.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Sweet

Maritime

Spicy

Fruity

Herbal

Creamy

Vanilla

Honey

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

yeah, indeed, it’s absolutely not winey and there aren’t any obvious muscaty tones. It’s a mild Cola Ila, that is, with some baked apples and rhubarb compote plus the usual smoke, ashes and light brine. Oysters with a little vanilla sauce and fragments of coal. Butter

restaurant Palate

rather sweet and, I must say, slightly weak on your palate, this lacks oomph in my opinion. What happened? Too bad because otherwise it’s very nicely salty and smoky, mild, with notes of liquorice allsorts and blood oranges (the sweeter ones). Not very peaty

timer Finish

a little short for Caol Ila, with more fresh fruits, between apples and maybe litchis (just touches)

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