Caol Ila 1979 MBa No. 16
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Maltbarn (MBa) |
| Bottling Series | No. 16 |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 33년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 55 |
| ABV | 52.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold-amber
air Nose
to tell you the truth I think not all peaters, whether young or old, tango well with sherry, but in this case, some obvious balance has been found. We’re navigating around lit cigars and cedar wood, leather oil, fried bacon (I know, I know, cholesterol), dried kelp on a beach, plasticine, and the tiniest amount of new leatherette. Some camphor too. Love camphor. With water: always love it when metal polish comes out. More cigars
restaurant Palate
an oily texture, and first some kind of smoked Seville oranges with cloves and caraway, then walnut wine, roasted pecans, some very salty bacon, then rather lapsang souchong and wee bits of black tobacco, untipped Gauloise style. Bitter chocolate. Feels ‘darker’ than it is. With water: careful, water can make it really very dry, but at around 45%, it sings loud and clear, with rather more walnuts, grass, and spices. Nutmeg, for example
timer Finish
long, greatly bitter and dry, with more tobacco mingled with liquorice wood. A feeling of walnut stain, perhaps
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