Caol Ila 1990 19 Year Old Claret Finish Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Caol Ila 15 Year Old 2002 Valinch & Mallet

I tried this 15 year old Caol Ila at a festival in Antwerp a few weeks ago. I was sold from the get-go. It was the best thing I tasted that day. Owner Davide Romano and I spoke about Valinch & Mallet for quite a while. He founded the company in 2015 and is not very well-known in my neck of the woods, which is sad as so far I have only tasted...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old Maltman

I just cannot get enough of Caol Ila. I have said it before and I will gladly repeat it: Caol Ila is one of the most underrated Islay malts, always in the shadow of the Kildalton Trio. Unwarranted, as this young bottling by the Maltman goes to show. The waxy nose immediately transports me to a bonfire on the beach with struck matches, oyster...

Score 81/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

Very clean nose, not very complex but nice anyway. Smoke, peat, motor oil and fresh hints of apple, lemon and grass. Overall rather salty (oysters), you can taste the sea. Very oily, grassy taste in which the slightly sweet smoke only breaks through towards the end. As if the compact taste cannot fully express itself. Powerful, long finish with...

Score 81/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

nose: Usual Islay nute peat, smoke , fruits, apples,seasalt,less intense than 16yo lagavulin,very well balanced, perfect proportion,inspiring and with a hint of mistery. palate:lots of fruits, orange zest ,honey, oak lots of oak, chocolate after a minute or so,greatest whisky ever tasted by me look into my cabinet to see what I've got than you...

Score 90/100