Caol Ila 1980 SMWS 53.98 Peat, tar and liquorice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | Peat, tar and liquorice |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 53.98 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들어 향을 깨운 뒤 코를 대면 아일라 쿨일라 1980 특유의 피트 연기와 타르, 감초 향이 단번에 솟아오른다. 25년 숙성이 그 거친 연기에 옅은 과일 단맛을 더했다. 한 모금 머금으면 60.4도의 강한 힘이 훈제 향과 소금기, 흙내음을 거칠게 굴린다. 삼킨 뒤 재와 감초의 쌉쌀한 여운이 입안에 오래 맴돈다.
AITasting 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)