Caol Ila 1979 JB Best Casks of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Jean Boyer (JB) |
| Bottling Series | Best Casks of Scotland |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | standard bottle shape |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
standard bottle shape
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
whiffs of apple vinegar and bone dry riesling, I like this. We’re really approaching the style of the old pre-extension Caol Ilas, with this very specific smoky/tarry fruitiness that’s so entrancing. Old garage, oils, fisherman’s boat, carbon paper, tarry ropes, hessian, fish oil… I’m sure you see what I mean. Also overripe apples, barley water, a little clay… Perfect!
restaurant Palate
some punch! You would have thought it was going to be a little lazy, but not at all. A lot of liquorice, both salted and sweet, perfect walnuts and almonds, some whelks (I’m sorry, whelks - wait…), a wonderful lemony herbalness, a welcome bitterness after that (artichokes?) and a fast growing feeling of ‘eating the ashtray’. The winning trio mint and camphor and eucalyptus is there too
timer Finish
long. Do you think you could have smoked salmon with mint sauce and lemon? No, it’s not because our dear friends the English do it, that it’s ‘normal’…
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