Caol Ila 1974 It
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Intertrade (It) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1988 |
| Age | 14년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 294 |
| ABV | 62.3% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Cork Stopper |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Cork Stopper
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep gold
air Nose
a big beast, I tell you. Massive earthiness, huge smoke (coal, wood and peat) and again these whiffs of exhaust fumes. Soot and soy sauce. Not easy to nose because of the power, let’s reduce it a little straight away… With water: glorious unfolding on parsley, old dry sherry, cured ham, cigars and pine wood smoke. And menthol. Unstoppable
restaurant Palate
huge power, to the point where it distorts the spirit and makes it, well, very spirity. And yet you can feel that what’s happening in the background is probably quite glorious – it seems that lemons are screaming. Let’s check that… With water: excuse me, but wow! Kumquats, citrons, kippers, ashes, cough syrup, Seville oranges, beeswax, tobacco, manzanilla, walnuts… And myriads of other things. Fab. Balance: perfect
timer Finish
long, smoother, candied, finely smoky and mentholated. Liquorice wood and kumquats