Caol Ila 1968 It
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Intertrade (It) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1968 |
| Bottled Year | 1989 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 297 |
| ABV | 58.5% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | White distillery label - printed in red |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
White distillery label - printed in red
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
Gold
air Nose
A monolith of dry peat smoke, medicine, earthy phenolics, wild mushrooms, mint and dunnage floors. A world apart from the house style of Caol Ila that came after the rebuild in 1974. This is far fatter, dirtier, oilier and more grizzled. There is this kind of fishy coastal character, creel nets, black pepper, brine, floor cleaner, herbal toothpaste, a Manzanilla style saltiness, drying seaweed and a huge whiff of camphor and paraffin. With water: a tad greener; a little more tropical; a touch sweeter and more barleyish. Although there is still this pervasive, slightly dirty and muscular fishiness, in a very good way
restaurant Palate
A bit of a monster. So distinct from the other Islays at the time. This is powerfully spicy peat, with an almost acrid medicinal side. Hay lofts, cow sheds, coal scuttles tool boxes, white fish, peppered mackerel, green fruits, gravel, mineral oil, toasted cereals, smoked butter, anchovies, grilled scallops and sardines in olive oil. The list goes on. A monumental whisky! With water: almost peatier with water. Certainly earthier and more full of citrus fruits and rinds, olive oil, coal hearths, more black olives, tar and a more organic, pure farmyard aspect
timer Finish
Endless. A bruising gallop through peats, smokes, fruits, waxes and medicines
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