Caol Ila 1990 Sb Spirits Shop' Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Sansibar (Sb) |
| Bottling Series | Spirits Shop' Selection |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 210 |
| ABV | 49.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Chinese Theater Mask |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Chinese Theater Mask
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
26년이라는 숙성 연수만큼 향이 한층 부드러워졌다. 훈연한 버터 크림과 오렌지 셔벗의 단내가 먼저 드러나고 초록 올리브와 훈제 아몬드가 뒤를 잇는다. 팰럿은 처음에 탄 허브의 쓴맛으로 다소 까다롭게 시작하지만 곧 미네랄이 선명한 긴장감으로 발전한다. 49.2도의 도수가 그 팽팽함을 지탱한다. 오래된 카올 일라 특유의 훈연 버터 인상이 뚜렷하고, 피니시는 길고 건조하게 쌉쌀한 초콜릿이 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
mind you, this is 25 or 26 years of age, and the whole got milder and softer, as expected. Some kind of smoky butter cream, orange sherbet, oh and one green olive again (I am not joking), faint whiffs of cow dung, and then rather smoked almonds. Tinned gherkins, perhaps. No complains so far
restaurant Palate
yes, and yet another eighty-niner or thereabouts, I’m almost sure. Not very easy at first sips, because of some kind of burnt herbs, but the development is perfect, rather tenser than expected, with a mineral, Sancerre-y side that’s always a hit at WF Towers. A wee feeling of smoked butter, as often in older Caol Ilas (I think)
timer Finish
long, with a little candy sugar this time, but it remains perfectly dry and sharp and clean. Some bitter chocolate in the aftertaste