Caol Ila 2008 UD Dreams of Gawain
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caol Ila |
| Bottler | UD - bottler (UD) |
| Bottling Series | Dreams of Gawain |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Ex-Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 315566 |
| Bottles Released | 281 |
| ABV | 58.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
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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