Caol Ila 1995 16 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7931 Douglas Laing

Caol ila Cask Strength

Colour is light as possible, almost clear with a node to cheap apple-juice. Nose is smoke and turpentine. Body is rich and filling. First taste is smoke and heather or herbal tea finishing with some sweetness to back bacon (Canadian Bacon).

Score 85/100

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 CI4 Elements of Islay

Elements of Islay does not need an introduction. The apothecary style bottles of 50cl, released by Specialty Drinks – now Elexir Distillers – offers Islay malts with a code on the label reminiscent of the Table of Mendeleev. This CI4 is their 4th Caol Ila, by now already 7 years in the bottle. I have only tried 11 of these Elements and this is in...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2003

I've generally liked Caol Ila and found this bottle at the LCBO (Caol Ila doesn't get here very often). As I have an older 1997 DE, thought we could do a little compare and contrast. These releases are finished in Moscatel wine casks. My bottle has been open for a couple of months. The colour is a medium-light gold. On the nose we have smoked...

Score 77/100