Caol Ila 2012 TWB The Eagle Has Landed
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | The Whisky Barrel (TWB) |
| Bottling Series | The Eagle Has Landed |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | 1st fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | TWB1014 |
| Bottles Released | 699 |
| ABV | 58.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
caramel/mahogany
air Nose
it's pretty interesting that the spirit would have survived the heavy cask treatment, indeed, there is a little lemon, seawater, oysters and those softer ashes that are so 'CI'. Now the sherry's pretty gamey, with some cured ham, leather, balsamico, and what we sometimes call 'civet' in the wine world. With water: a whole beef bouillon, with notes of teriyaki, coriander, chocolate sauce, then tar and new rubber (tyres). More and more tar
restaurant Palate
extremely syrupy, extremely bittersweet, leathery and earthy, with some dry chocolate, more gamey flavours, tarry liquorice Dutch-style… With water: water works extremely well on the one, bringing out many small herbs and spices, loads of pipe tobacco, more liquorice, more tar… But also this inherent lightness, which comes a surprise. At +/-40%, it becomes pretty refreshing
timer Finish
long, on some kind of salty chocolate and liquorice combo that works well
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