Caol Ila 1995 SV The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1995 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Hogsheads |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
there’s a sweeter side at first nosing, some funny hints of ripe kiwis, then vivid notes of chenin blanc, ala Vouvray sec (François Chidaine’s, of course) or Jasnières (Eric Nicolas’, of course). Sure the Band-aidy notes are there, and so are the smoke, the ashes, the brown coal, the seashells… But yeah, what’s striking here is chenin blanc. Smoky chenin blanc
restaurant Palate
this is dry. Drier than the official 12, and drier than any chenin. Bites a bit for a while (cracked black pepper), then displays a lot of almondy notes, and gets then very, very ashy. Not just a regular ashtray, rather an Ibiza ashtray around eight in the morning. Yep, including those things
timer Finish
sharp, salty, lemony, tense, chiselled. Somebody should try to smoke chenin grapes prior to pressing, one day… Any volunteers?
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