Caol Ila
30 year old

  • Distillery:

    Caol Ila

  • Company:

    Diageo

  • Cask Maturation

    Refill American & European Oak

  • Strength

    55.1% ABV

  • Note

    Limited to 7638 bottles
    Special release 2014

  • Distilled:

    1993

  • Bottled:

    2014

  • Country:

    Scotland

  • Region

    Islay

  • Website:

    malts.com

  • Type:

    Single Malt

  • Volume:

    70, 75 cl

  • Age:

    30 year old

  • Price:

    1.000

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Taste note

  • Colour:

    Gold

  • Nose:

    There’s some toasted oak, there is some coffee, there’s some charcoal, and there’s a very distant and almost exclusive Caol-Ila-ness, which comes unexpected from the owners. What I also get, mostly, is a wonderful artisan cider, like they make in the best parts of Normandy. Old premium cigars. With water: It’s smoked cider of the highest order.

  • Palate:

    Neat pallet with sweet Vishnu! This is implacable, sharp, acrid, oaky ( in a good way), mercurochromy spirit from Islay. Much bigger, powerful, and almost aggressive than expected. With water: Smoother, gentler, civilized. Smoke and rosehips.

  • Finish:

    Long, and earthy, and great. It strikes back.

Flavor profile

Spice

Spice

Smoke

Smoke

Citrus

Citrus

Sweet

Sweet

Wood

Wood

Rich Fruits

Rich fruits

Other aromas