Caol ila 1988 Gordon & Macphail

Caol Ila Distillery Only

This Caol Ila Distillery Only can only be obtained, err, right, at the distillery. However. I got this sample from my friend Jan, who visited the distillery and brought me back this sample. Thanks, buddy! The nose is quite sharp on sweet peat, but also fat like famer butter. The maritime elements are strongly pushing forward, much more so than on...

Score 86/100

Caol Ila 24 Year Old 175th Anniversary

My favourite distillery on Islay is celebrating its 175th anniversary in style, with a 24-year-old release at cask strength. The 3,000 available bottles were sold out in the blink of an eye and I unfortunately missed them. But luckily there is my whisky gabber Manny who was able to give me a sample. Hurrah! The nose is particularly maritime on...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 15 Year Old 2002 Unpeated Style Diageo Special Release 2018

The Diageo Special Releases is a yearly party for whiskylovers in which Diageo launches some gems – albeit with a hefty pricetag – often malts that we rarely get to tasted and often – but not always – at a respectable age or special maturation. I had the pleasure to try a bunch at a special Diageo presentation in Antwerp recently. Let me share my...

Score 85/100

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2011 for MMM

This year is already the sixth for Mark & Manny’s malt and this time they will collaborate with none other and Monique Tromp, which many of you will know from Whisky Arts. Well, for our Canvas Series Monique will create four unique paintings on canvas based on the malts we select. The first one is a beautiful, young, cheeky brat from Islay,...

Score 87/100