Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1991 Murray McDavid

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

If you like the Islays then this is the quintessential dram for you. The nose is a smoke-storm of burning peaty embers. It's almost like running through a field of burning barley. Very strong yet nicely balanced aromas which, on a second visit, provide you with a touch of tincture and iodine. The third vist (Yes, the nose keeps going) reveals it's...

Score 91/100

Caol ila Cask Strength

I am sampling a very small portion of this whisky, after having shared a tipple with a friend of mine the other day. I quite enjoyed my first sip, but I had already enjoyed a couple Compass Box expressions, so I didn't feel it fair to review it under those circumstances. However, here I am, after a long day, finally sitting down to enjoy a dram! ...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila The Single Malts of Scotland Aged 8 Years

This will be a short review (I'm watching Frozen 2 with Maggie) - but today's entry is from the independent bottler Specialty Drinks, under their The Single Malts of Scotland range: a Caol Ila that spent 8 years in a sherry butt (No. 300161). The colour is a pale straw. The nose is classic Caol Ila: Fisherman's Friend, liquorice all-sorts and...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila 2006 / 11 Year Old / The Exclusive Malts

When David Stirk releases a bottle, I always very keen. That chap knows what he is doing, if you ask me. Gems, all of them. His Exclusive Malts are always single casks at cask strength. This Caol Ila from 2006 matured for 11 years before being bottled at 52.2% ABV. It can be yours for just under 100 EUR. Bang! The nose is bull’s eye. Caol Ila can...

Score 86/100