Caol Ila 1991 16 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

Caol Ila 10 Year Old Douglas Laing Advance Cask Sample

Douglas Laing used to work (do they still?) with these so-called Advance Cask Samples, whisky in 200ml bottles that would (but not always) later appear in full bottles. This 10 year old Caol Ila pre-dates the split of Fred and Stuart, when Old Malt Cask was still part of Dougals Laing. Nowadays, this series belongs to Hunter Laing. Surprisingly...

Score 83/100

Caol Ila Hart Brother bottling 8 Year Old

The nose is full of peat with an undertone of spice, I could sit and sniff all day - very 'morish.' The taste is warm and wonderfully complex, it starts with a hint of sweetness then evolves into a nuts, salt and peat before a long finish of gentle spices and smoke. There is a medicinal hint, but it is a less upfront than the lagavulins or...

Score 85/100

Caol Ila 22 Year Old 1991 Cadenhead

Cadenhead is one of Scotland’s oldest bottlers, founded by William Cadenhead in 1842. It has been in the hands of the Mitchell family, who also own Springbank and Glengyle, for over 40 years. A couple of years ago, they launched the Black Label series, which included this 22 years old Caol Ila, bottled at drinking strength. The nose starts fairly...

Score 85/100

Caol ila 18 Year Old

This is possibly the oiliest whisky in the world, certainly the oiliest I’ve ever encountered. The bottle is olive green too which might colour ones impression a bit, but in the glass this is a golden coloured malt. The nose is softly peaty, no phenolic reek here, with some pine wood smoke and a hint of fresh cabbage. The mouth feel is full and...

Score 83/100