Caol Ila 1979 JY The Selection

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	John Milroy (JY)
Bottling Series	The Selection
Vintage	1979
Bottled Year	2009
Age	30년
Cask Type	Hogshead
Cask Number	R2442
Bottles Released	-
ABV	55.6%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Maritime

Vanilla

Sweet

Peaty

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Nutty

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Herbal

Floral

Citrus

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

pale gold

air Nose

unusual! Starts all on fresh butter, genuine vanilla (pods) and deep whiffs of chrome polish, getting then spectacularly ‘kippery’, maritime, meaty… And finally as chalky as the 1997. A rather wild version, this cask must have had a strange history before filling. Interesting! With water: more of the same. Wet chalk and tons of it. Yoghurt

restaurant Palate

big creamy fruity punchy fresh… fruit spirit! Something that reminds us of rye. With water: good, clean, certainly fruitier and better balanced than the 1997. A very strong fruit liqueur seasoned with some vanilla, coriander, a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper

timer Finish

long, more on gin and seriously so

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