Caol Ila 1983 SV Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1983 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 31년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
light gold
air Nose
an ode to time, both the time spent in the cask and the time in the bottle, even if it’s just ten years. We’re treated to a rather sublime medley of syrups and herbal teas, flowers and small berries, all led by almonds and wild little black cherries. It’s an unfathomable subtlety, shaped by the interplay of molecules over the years. I’m almost certain that none of these aromas were present when this Caol Ila was, say, ten or twelve years old. In contrast, the smoke has vanished, swallowed by the whole or perhaps transmuted. You often find that in older Islay whiskies
restaurant Palate
Oh, that’s it, game over—this is another dimension entirely. It’s brimming with minerals and herbs, oils and fats, and flavours for which we don’t even have analogies (which gives you a bit of a break, lucky you) ... Superb flavours that evoke nothing familiar, unknown substances, molecules never before tasted—possibly even a touch extra-terrestrial. In fact, some elements might remind one of the finest mezcals, and speaking of which, we really ought to do a full mezcal session on WF again—it’s been far too long
timer Finish
Superb vegetal and vinous freshness (think great white wines)
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