Caol Ila 1979 VM The Cooper's Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd. (VM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
no sign of this baby being 30 years of age, rather a very clean and fresh profile, all on fresh walnuts, apple peelings and limestone, which sometimes happens in middle-aged Caol Ilas that lost part of their fire, often for the better. Medium-peated. More green tea after a moment, hints of mercurochrome. Orange blossom and vanilla. This one probably needs water. With water: very beautiful, ‘the scent of Islay’. Fresh peated walnuts and the beach. Cough syrup
restaurant Palate
excellent attack, on these camphory and resinous notes that scream ‘old Islay’. I must say this one has something of some old Ardbegs, with a beautiful tar and some old spices and ancient liqueurs (whatever that means). Some salt too. Brilliant palate so far. With water: a little less ‘old Ardbeg’ but there’s quite some salt left, and its medicinal side too. The peat is rather big despite its thirty years of age. Just great
timer Finish
long, wide, doing the peacock’s tale
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