Caol ila 1991 13 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2010 Adelphi

This single sherry hogshead of young Caol Ila was bottled for the 15th anniversary of WIN – Whisky Import Nederland – and yielded 295 bottles at cask strength. My buddy Marcel from Holland sent me a sample. And that’s a good thing too, for as you’ll soon find out, you’ll find this is another grand Caol Ila! The color, to say the least, is...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 16 Year Old 1996 Lemon Smoke Wemyss Malts

Wemyss Malts is currently hard at work on stomping their very own distillery out of the ground. They are active for a long time already as independent bottler though. This Caol Ila was dubbed Lemon Smoke, which makes me guess that we will be getting a rather classic Caol Ila on… err… lemon and smoke. Well, forget that classic from the start. While...

Score 86/100

Caol Ila 1998 Distillers Edition

Caol Ila is often called “the neglected Islay whisky.” It’s so neglected, it’s famous for being neglected. And I’m not sure who’s guilty of all this neglecting. It’s one of the more ubiquitous brands in liquor stores large and small, and its reputation has always been strong among connoisseurs. Therefore, I always interpret “neglected” in any Caol...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2000 Berry Bros & Rudd

Purveyor to the royal household Berry Brothers from London often puts out malts under their own label, like this young Caol Ila from 2000. It was bottled especially for Whisky Import Nederland in 2011. Lovely strength, if you ask me. Very pale liquid. Sweet and sour on lime juice, peach with mild peat smoke and something umami that reminds me of...

Score 87/100