Caol Ila 1999 The Whisky Trail

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2009 The Single Malts of Scotland

The bottler behind The Single Malts of Scotland is Elexir Distillers – formerly Specialty Drinks – that also owns The Whisky Exchange and is currently building a distillery on Islay. Anyway, we were able to get our hands of a very recent release of yet another very young Caol Ila. I never pass up a chance to try this sort of malt. The nose is...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 1993/2012 Malts of Scotland

Did I tell you I have never been disappointed with a Caol Ila? This is not the first for Malts of Scotland. In fact, they have bottled quite a few. There was a wonderful 33 Year Old in their spring release earlier this year. This one if a whole lot younger, but still a very nice age, of course. At first I get some iodine, brine and oyster sap with...

Score 89/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

My First review, I hope to write more as I find whiskeys that strike me as an experience worth trying to describe. I’ve enjoyed reading peoples reviews so far and they have helped be learn about what’s on the shelf at the liquor store. Also, the reviews have shown me how everyone’s perspective is different. I’m a relative new comer to Scotch, but...

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2012 Thompson Brothers

In just a few years, Phil and Simon Thompson have emerged as bottlers of excellent single casks (in addition to their own distilling escapades with Dornoch Distillery, of course). This is one of them. It was bottled exclusively for our northern neighbors. It concerns a young Caol Ila from 2012 from a dechar / rechar barrel, which means as much as...

Score 87/100