Caol Ila 1984 SMS The Single Malts of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Speciality Drinks Ltd (SMS) |
| Bottling Series | The Single Malts of Scotland |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 24년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 1063 |
| Bottles Released | 280 |
| ABV | 58.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
starts rather austerely, on notes of walnut husk, green tea and paraffin. Sharp and uncompromising, smoky and mineral (coal smoke, notes of synthetic motor oil, waxed paper), with also whiffs of mint leaves and quite some green curry, wasabi, fresh butter and newly cut grass. Hints of seltzer and just a little caramel in the background. A beautiful sharpness in this one but no need to water it down
restaurant Palate
a punchy and powerful, slightly prickly attack. Lots of peppered apple juice, peat, crystallised lemons, strong tea and heavy salted liquorice (I think they call that ‘triple-salt’ in Holland). Really concentrated, almost thick and oily but not cloying at all, with a huge smokiness and more and more salt coming through after a while. Truly excellent, with just hints of lavender sweets at the retro-olfaction and a very long, peaty and kind of candied finish. 90 points . Caol Ila 1984/2006 (58.5%, Dewar Rattray for The Nectar, Belgium)
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