Caol Ila 1988 SMWS 53.18

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1988
Bottled Year	1997
Age	8년
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	61.9%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Spicy

Vanilla

Oaky

Citrus

Creamy

Fruity

Sweet

Honey

Herbal

Nutty

Floral

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

very spirity, aggressive, wit whiffs of cologne and a lot of oak/plank behind that. Not much else, this one probably needs water. With water: indeed! It really opens up, getting rather superbly smoky, farmy and coastal. Osyters, fresh almonds, wet stones, wet hay, garden bonfire, ‘wet grass smoke’… Classical. More and more fresh almonds and seashells (clams spring to mind – so to speak). Also patchouli and eucalyptus… Oh, and linseed oil and even turpentine… A very long development, don’t rush this one!

restaurant Palate

much, much more to my liking than on the nose when neat, starting unusually medicinal for a Caol Ila. Big notes of cough medicine, something antiseptic, a lot of iodine/salt, then ‘just like when we licked rocks when we were kids’ (to each his own). Gets then peatier and a tad aggressive again, time to add water. With water: perfect. Liquorice, salt and vanilla, and myriads of tiny nutty/coastal notes that we won’t list here, do not worry

timer Finish

very long, dry, coastal and a tad resinous now. Leaves you mouth as clean as a baby’s

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