Caol Ila 24 Year Old 1984 Bladnoch

Caol Ila 30 Year Old 1981 Thosop Handwritten Label by TWM

Under the motto ‘one more for the road’, we’ll conclude our Peaty Party with an old Caol Ila. Not just any old Caol Ila, no, this is a 30 Year Old, bottled by Thosop, the Belgian indie led by Dominiek Bouckaert – aka The Whiskyman. I’ve tasted some nice old Caol Ila before (like the 25 Year Old from First Cask or the 27 Year Old for QV.ID, to name...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila 2000 Wilson & Morgan

This Caol Ila was bottled this year in honour of the 20th Anniversary of this independent bottler from Treviso, Italy, named Wilson & Morgan. It is a distillate from 2000 and very pale, but the room fills up with the wonderful nose as soon as I pour it. The nose is not very peaty, though. It is quite soft. A lot of citrus, peel included. Light...

Score 82/100

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

Caol ila 18 Year Old

After the 12 Year Old – which I really liked – I’ll now try the 18 Year Old, also from the core range of the largest distillery on Islay. After that, I’ll try a very special independent bottling of Caol Ila. I’m not saying which one yet… This one is softer than his younger brother. Sweeter too. Light peat, dried grass, something flowery (think...

Score 83/100