Caol Ila 1979 MoS
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Malts of Scotland (MoS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | MoS 12022 |
| Bottles Released | 280 |
| ABV | 52.3% |
| Volume | 50 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
similar. A wee tad grassier and wilder, with maybe more oysters and seaweed at first nosing. Then more medicinal notes, antiseptic, bandages… It’s a tad Laphroaiggy I must say. Quite some tar too. With water: more ashes, more cigarette smoke, more bandages
restaurant Palate
excellent attack, complex, oily and thick yet nervous, lemony, salty, peppery, earthy… Lime and oysters. Wonderfully alive at around 33 years old! With water: some ‘old-school’ notes start to appear, with rather more oils, phenols, waxed papers, ink… Just like in the older ones from the 1960s. Great!
timer Finish
not the longest but it’s wonderfully tarry, sooty, ashy, dry… Heavy liquorice and maybe almost no salt in the aftertaste. No salt? Almost
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