Caol Ila 1992 19 Year Old The Whisky Agency

Caol Ila 16 Year Old Cadenhead’s Warehouse

During Spirits in the Sky, the amazing whisky festival in Brussels organized by The Nectar, I participated in the Cadenhead's Warehouse Tasting where we could taste a number of cask samples from the warehouses from this bottler in Campbeltown. In the glass is a 16-year-old Caol Ila that has matured on a sherry cask. Although not mentioned, it must...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old Signatory distilled 1998

This is the first independent bottling that I have tried, and if this experience is any indicator, I look forward to sampling many more in the future. This is a Signatory Vintage bottling coming from a single hogshead cask and is non-chill filtered and no caramel added. This is bottle 121 of 359. Nose: Butter, Citrus (tangerine?), Light Smoke,...

Score 80/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

The peat is light for an Islay and is accompanied by a very distinctive oily mouth feel, although this malt is not as oily as the 18 year old. Nose: Pine, smoke and peat. A hint of cocoa Taste: Oily mouth feel, peaty smoky with a little pepper and apples. Finish: Long peaty cooling somehow.

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2010 Signatory Cask Strength

Boy, oh boy another one of those very young and very strong Caol Ila, this time from the stables of Signatory, bottled in those mighty decanters from the Cask Strength Collection. They are a pain to pour from but look great in the cabinet. And look at that color… a wonderful, bright bronze. Mouth-watering. Delicious nose! Roast beef with plums!...

Score 87/100