Caol Ila 2011 MM Benchmark - Limited Release
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Murray McDavid (MM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
rose gold
air Nose
indeed, what do I know? This is very nice and approachable with lots of tobacco pouches, smoked fish, black pepper, leather, tar, smoked mint and hessian. There’s a kind of syrupy feel to the peat along with peach stones, sea salt and caraway. Unusual but quite fun. With water: strawberry cough medicine, fruity shisha pipe smoke, potpourri, jasmine tea and something like smoked cranberries!
restaurant Palate
the good news is that the wine is in check. In fact it feels like there’s some added sweetness at play rather than dryness. These notes of soot, lemon curd, menthol tobacco, fennel, putty and anthracite all work well together. Gets a little jammy and resinous in time. I’ve just realised this feels older than 8. With water: again rather sooty and leathery, with sweet tobacco notes, salted honey, smoked olive oil and lightly burnt raisins
timer Finish
long, peppery, pretty salty, hints of citrus pith, rather tarry, blood orange and salted liquorice
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