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 | 2006 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 61.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
more closed than both the OB and the Signatory at first nosing, more spirity. Develops on vegetal notes (grass, fir buds) and quite some wax, paraffin, fresh almonds and walnuts Nice notes of spring water and fresh mint. It does get much peatier after a good five minutes, the peatiest of the first three in fact. With water: tht doesn't quite work this time, no further developement except kind of a cardboardiness and a surprising fruitiness (golden delicious)
restaurant Palate
rather sharper and more lemony, more powerful but more austere. The saltiness is well here again. Quite some liquorice and pepper - something of Talisker. With water: it works now, the whisky opens up, getting very classsically 'CI'. Smokiness, salt, apples, marzipan, walnuts, oysters
timer Finish
long, slightly peppery and metallic But the whole is another very good old Caol Ila, still in the same league. 88 points . Caol Ila 1979/2006 (61.8%, Jean Boyer's Best Casks of Scotland)
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