Caol Ila 1991 VM The Cooper's Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd. (VM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1991 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
this one is different, fruitier and less sharp, more on apple juice at first nosing (plus peat smoke of course). Develops on rather bold notes of sulphur, diesel oil, paraffin, stones, with whiffs of hot praline, caramel and barbeque herbs. Notes of fino and toasted cake. Probably more interesting but also a little les clean…
restaurant Palate
more sherry now, with notes of rubber, wax, praline, sultanas blending with more or less the same king of ‘citrusness’ as in the ‘Craig’ but also a little salt. Really playful, even if the finish isn’t too long. But the spirit really dominates the sherry now. Maybe trhat’s good news. Anyway, another good one, even if the sherry and the spirit sort of stay apart and don’t really create ‘a third dimension’. I can’t wait to taste the new Caol Ila official ‘Distiller’s Edition’ which we should be able to taste on Islay later on this month. 84 points for this one too. Caol Ila 15 yo 1991/2006 (56%, Dewar Rattray, cask #742, 318 bottles)