Caol Ila 1984 SMS The Whisky Society
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | Speciality Drinks Ltd (SMS) |
| Bottling Series | The Whisky Society |
| Vintage | 1984 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 270 |
| ABV | 57.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
ah, this is a ‘traditional’ zesty Caol Ila, starting on a lot of lemon and grass and quite some mint as well (freshly rubbed leaves), with a big ‘coastality’ (iodine, oysters). Gets slightly buttery but just like the Murmac, it gets then very camphory. And hints of eucalyptus again, apple peelings and brown coal, getting even more lemony after a few minutes, and then very ashy and oily (linseed, castor). Faint whiffs of wet hay. But are all 1984 Caol Ilas camphory and lemony? Interesting
restaurant Palate
a rather big peat blast and quite some salt right at the attack but it gets then much more rounded, vanilled and frankly bourbonny. Peated bourbon? The fact is that it’s rather simpler than both the W&M and the Murmac but the general profile is still very pleasant, extremely compact. Great peat and great vanilla, that’s it
timer Finish
long, just as compact as before and still on the same bold notes of peat and vanilla, with maybe just more pepper at this stage. I really like this compactness. 87 points. Cornelius Jansen (1510-1576) Caol Ila 23 yo 1984/2007 (57%, The Whisky Society) A new series by The Whisky Exchange, not sure about its position vs. The Single Malts of Scotland but I’ll ask Sukhinder a.s.a.p
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