Caol Ila 1990 vW The Ultimate - Cask Strength
| 카테고리 | SINGLE MALT |
| 증류소 | Caol Ila |
| 병입자 | van Wees (vW) |
| 병입자 시리즈 | The Ultimate - Cask Strength |
| 빈티지 | 1990 |
| 병입 연도 | 2005 |
| 숙성 | 15년 |
| 캐스크 타입 | Hogshead |
| 캐스크 넘버 | 05/899 |
| 발매 수량 | - |
| 도수 | 56.9% |
| 용량 | 700 ml |
| 레이블 | - |
| 국가 | Scotland |
| 지역 | Islay |
향미 프로필
테이스팅 노트
잔을 코앞에서 천천히 돌리면 해초와 요오드, 굴이 한꺼번에 밀려와 해변을 걷는 기분을 만든다. 조금 더 두면 비 온 뒤의 이끼와 고사리, 으깬 민트 잎이 뒤에서 올라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 56.9도의 기세로 피트와 익힌 사과, 후추가 동시에 들이닥친다. 삼킨 뒤에는 쓴 아몬드와 포도씨의 떫은 기운이 혀에 남는다. 1990년 호그스헤드에서 15년을 보낸 이 카올 일라는 순수한 바다 쪽에 선다.
AI테이스팅 노트
색상
light gold
air 아로마 (코)
extremely maritime at first nosing. Lots of seaweed, iodine, oysters… A walk on the beach, really. Very clean and pure and astoundingly fresh. If some peated whiskies are sort of farmy (cow stable, hay and all that), this Coal Ila is just the opposite. Hints of bitter almonds… Superbly elegant, that’s for sure... There are some w hiffs of deep forest after the rain, moss, fern developing after a few minutes. Really fantastic! Goes on with dill, freshly crushed mint leaves, apple skin… Sharp like a blade, I really love it
restaurant 맛 (팔레트)
oh! This one is like no other whisky I ever had before. First, it’s very bold, which is amazing considering both its ABV and its age in glass. Second, peat, cooked apple, and pepper rush into your mouth at the very same time, with a lot of fructose and bitter almonds following very closely. It then gets very bitter indeed (grape seeds), and I don’t quite know whether I like that or not. I feel like if I just drank some turpentine! What’s sure is that it’s like no other whisky, but I must admit it’s one of the first times I taste an ‘Old’, pre-refurbishment Caol Ila, so… Hints of white rum and tequila – even mescal. The finish is long but, again, quite bitter, with also some dusty notes (flour, cocoa powder). It even sort of sparkles on the tongue! In short, the nose is totally stupendous, and perhaps the mouth is great, but I just lack reference regarding the latter. Maybe it’s an acquired taste? Okay, let’s give it a conservative rating: 90 points . Caol Ila 15 yo (57%, OB, Bulloch & Lade, orange label) - thanks for this one, Luc -