Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask 15th Anniversary Hunter Laing

Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1975 Signatory Vintage

Another Coal Ila by Signatory Vintage, this time distilled on 20 January 1975, bottled in a classic dumpy on 14 May 2001, making this a 26 Year Old. The nose is all wet grass, but soon turns sweet on apples, skin included. Wonderful smoky edge. Yeast and lemon juice. With some patience, you will also discover a hint of pineapple cubes. Lovely. It...

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old Cadenhead’s Original Collection

A young, pale Caol Ila, matured on a bourbon cask. You'll be hard pressed to go more classic. Bottled by Cadenhead in 2020 in their Original Collection. Weird that the year of distillation isn't mentioned on the label. Probably a vatting of multiple casks, in which 12 years old was the youngest. Fruity and fresh on apples and lime, but at the...

Score 82/100

Caol Ila 33 Year Old 1979 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland has already bottled a few wonderful Caol Ila, but this is their oldest to date, no less than 33 years. It is a bourbon hogshead that yielded 280 bottles. The nose might delude you into thinking it is much younger, because it is so alive. Slightly smoky and medicinal on iodine, in a fruity jacket of pineapple, banana and lime. A...

Score 91/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

nose: smoke,peat,lemon zest, tar, medicinal notes. The whole 9 yards… Islay big time. this is what i love! smoked bacon, wet leaves after the first rain. very very appetizing nose. some malty notes after some time are released , excellent! palate: Thick, oily viscous body. smoke, warm smoke. the entire mouth is warm and delicious. peat paradiso,...

Score 90/100