Caol Ila 1980 SMWS 53.94 Wood smoke and honey'
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
interestingly different, with more cask influence. Starts on notes of caramel and parsley, celery Even less peat and smoke but more resin, fern, moss, wet leaves Quite some marzipan as well, candlewax Much less maritime than the OB and slightly meatier (ham). Smoked tea. Gets even meatier with time, also notes of old books. Probably the most expressive but not the most elegant. With water: much more peat now, hints of manure, wet hay, porridge More fresh herbs as well, parsley, lovage
restaurant Palate
slightly sweeter, than the OB, with notes of sherry, something slightly sour and again quite some salt. Again, less clean than the OB but more demonstrative (quite some crystallised oranges). With water: hmm, too bad, that didn't quite work, the whole getting a little cardboardy but wait it's improving again now. Lots of bitter oranges and notes of chlorophyll plus something smoky Well, it's quite hard to compare malts that are so close to eachother
timer Finish
rather long again, with notes of something like tequila, walnut skins Nice bitterness and quite some salt. Well, I'm trying to emphasize the differences between these Caol Ilas but again, they're quite close actually. 88 points . Caol Ila 25 yo 1980/2005 (60.4%, SMWS #53.98)