Caol Ila 2008 TSCL The Single Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Caol Ila
Bottler	The Single Cask Ltd. (TSCL)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	2008
Bottled Year	2020
Age	12년
Cask Type	Ex-bourbon barrel
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	58.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Sweet

Smoky

Vanilla

Oaky

Creamy

Fruity

Maritime

Honey

Citrus

Spicy

Dried Fruit

Peaty

Floral

Herbal

Nutty

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

raw, bright, lemony, briny goodness. It's one of these ones where the purity and the precision are immediately there, but there's also a sense of fragrance, seashore and general freshness which elevates it further. This rather soft, fragile minerality that takes in bath salts, beach sand and then things like gorse flower and hints of seaweed. Extremely attractive, even at full strength. With water: a beautiful and quite surprising fruitiness emerges, bergamot, lemon peel and grapefruit. Also some very delicate notes of dried lavender and Earl Grey tea. This impression of softness and fragrance is really lovely

restaurant Palate

superbly sharp, chiselled, bright, citric and ever so slightly tart with green acidity. Lemon peel, chalk, seawater and a touch of hessian. With water: soft, unfurling wispy smokiness now, more citrons, chalk, beach pebbles, grapefruit pith, smoked teas and dried flowers

timer Finish

long, elegant, drying, brittle smoke, minerals and seaweed

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