Caol Ila 1980 30 Year Old Celtic Heartlands

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2008 Hielander Whisky Festival

Wullie McMorland, the sympathetic Netherscot who has been running the well-known whisky restaurant The Hielander in Alkmaar since 1989 and was appointed Keeper of the Quaich in 2016, also organizes the so-called Hielander Whisky Festival every year and that is invariably accompanied by a festival bottling. Wullie always makes sure that this...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 25 Year Old 1983 Bladnoch Forum

A Caol Ila of a quarter century old! For an official bottling, you’d have to give up your left kidney, but this one used to be available from the Bladnoch Forum for a very fair price. It was only 150 EUR way back in 2008. Ah, the good old (?) days. Wonderful! Hurray! I’ve only just put my nose in the glass and the party is already started! I am...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2003

I've generally liked Caol Ila and found this bottle at the LCBO (Caol Ila doesn't get here very often). As I have an older 1997 DE, thought we could do a little compare and contrast. These releases are finished in Moscatel wine casks. My bottle has been open for a couple of months. The colour is a medium-light gold. On the nose we have smoked...

Score 77/100

Caol Ila Distillery Only

This Caol Ila Distillery Only can only be obtained, err, right, at the distillery. However. I got this sample from my friend Jan, who visited the distillery and brought me back this sample. Thanks, buddy! The nose is quite sharp on sweet peat, but also fat like famer butter. The maritime elements are strongly pushing forward, much more so than on...

Score 86/100