Caol Ila 1984 27 Year Old Douglas Laing Platinum

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2010 WhiskySponge

We know WhiskySponge mostly from the wonderfully satrical blog in which he truly mocks everyone in the world of whisky. It comes as no surprise that the inimitable strong man behind the blog – my friend Angus McRaild – finally brings whisky to the market himself. And the labels are fantastic: each and every one a hilarious cartoon. In the case of...

Score 89/100

Caol ila 18 Year Old

Nose : Peat hovering, some sweet fruit, honey?, oatmeal. the peat is not biting but it's more powerful than one would expect from a 18 year old malt. Citrus is much lighter than the other 2 expressions. interesting. brine. smoke is there yet also not very powerful. Vanilla and some flower petals. (chamomile?) . Islay, but not shouting or kicking....

Score 85/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old for Feis Ile 2017

I have tried many a good dram from Caol Ila, but the Feis Ile releases are always excellent. So I was very happy to score a sample of this 12 years old for the Islay Malt & Music Festival 2017. It is so-called double matured in Amoroso casks, that were previously used for the Distillers Edition of… Talisker! This Caol Ila matured for 11 years...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 14 yo James MacArthur (1995/2010)

This Caol Ila spent its 14 years of life in a refill sherry cask (#10042). N: alcoholic strength is at first predominant and this malt simply beats your nose when neat. Notes of nail varnish, latex and melted gum stand out. You will feel the peat (a litlle smoky, however) and the islay characters emerging gradually, without the cask (not a first...

Score 84/100