Caol Ila distillery celebrated its a hundred and seventy fifth anniversary with a 24 yr outdated restricted version. Not a lot details about the casks concerned, I’m afraid. Going by the official tasting notes, this could possibly be a typical bourbon model although.
All obtainable bottles had been gone within the blink of an eye fixed and as typically these distillery celebrations had been solely shipped to UK addresses anyway. Given the scale of Diageo I believe they need to actually look into wider e-commerce choices.
Caol Ila 24 yo ‘a hundred and seventy fifth Anniversary’ (52,1%, OB 2022, 3000 btl.)
Nostril: recent and bourbonny certainly. Seaweed and ashes with some very brilliant fruity notes – assume lemons and unripe stone fruits. Fisherman’s internet and moist stones. A metallic edge makes it much more lean. Faint leathery notes and walnuts. Tiny hints of almonds too. I had to consider middle-aged Port Ellen, excessive requirements.
Mouth: oily and coastal once more, however someway holding again a little bit. A barely slender profile on highly effective brine, white pepper and pretty reasonable smoke. Then a lightweight waxy be aware, hints of grapefruits and lime. Some buttery vanilla. Tart herbs in the direction of the top, once more displaying a metallic edge.
End: lengthy, with vanilla sweetness, a little bit honey and extra of those typical maritime notes.
The nostril of this Caol Ila could be very convincing. Nonetheless, on the palate it loses one or two factors because it turns into sharper and way more easy, focusing solely on coastal notes. A good anniversary bottling, certain, however perhaps not an absolute must-have. It is going to be troublesome to pay money for a full bottle now anyway, however you’ll be able to nonetheless purchase a pattern from TWE in the event you like.
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