this is a great islay dram with a smooth start but big island attack peaty smoky sea iodine with sweetness great scotch.
Posted By: chris
Posted on
05 Dec 2007
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Perfect dram - love this peat!!!For later in the evening.....
Posted By: R.F. van Zijl
Posted on
14 Jan 2008
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Not as smoky and peaty as Laphroaig, but close. And, in this game, close counts!
Posted By: David Mathews
Posted on
09 Jul 2008
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Gorgeous Islay dram. Complex and subtle as well as upholding the traditions of the island. I got peat, smoke in a Lapsang vein along with sea spray and honey sweetness and then an oily long finish. More akin to Lagavulin than Laphroig. Top class.
Posted By: Dave Garrett
Posted on
30 Jul 2008
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For me, this is an "End-Of-The-World" malt: should I hear that a nuclear holocaust is on the way, this is the dram I'd do my best to get to the bottom of before it turned green and started to evaporate. Top class indeed.
Posted By: Douglas Muir
Posted on
02 Dec 2008
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My first taste of this one. Not as medicinal as Ardbeg (my favourite) but still peaty and a nice lingering finish.
Posted By: Shaun Vaughan
Posted on
26 Dec 2008
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Perhaps the best balance of all Islay malts.
Posted By: Bob Jackson
Posted on
14 Mar 2009
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Come on Diageo promote the best single malt (arguable I know !) you have. The subtlety and mouth feel alone put this above so many others. I could even tell Caol Ila was in JW Black label just from the oily mouth feel alone. And I am just a beginner ! Smoky yet subtle sweet yet oily - what a dram !
Posted on
04 Apr 2009
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The balance is perfect between oily peatiness and smooth sea spray with a long finish too. A hidden gem...
Posted By: D.P.MacGuire
Posted on
04 Sep 2009
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Had my first dram on the isle of Skye and have been hooked since. Subtle but with all the flavors of the sea, grass and smoke. You can't have just one.
Posted By: M. Kambour
Posted on
06 Sep 2009
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Tengo 55 años de edad, debo que aceptar que nunca antes tomé los whiskies de Islay, pensaba que todos eran iguales,Que error! Ahora solo tomo de estos y pienso que el Caol Ila tiene el mejor balance de este tipo de whiskies.
Posted By: El Mocho Che,Tepe Ranch.
Posted on
08 Nov 2009
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A typical islay, but a bit less smoky ...
Posted By: Kehagias Nick
Posted on
13 Mar 2010
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schmeckt wie frisch kalvatertes schiff
Posted By: Manfred Kopp Reutlingen " skol"
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Tasting Notes:
Tasting Notes by TF
A pungent whiff of oily peat on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with a medicinal, seaweedy character accompanying the smoky peat, spices, brine and a peppery finish.
Brand Info:
Caol Ila Built in 1846, Caol Ila is the largest of the eight working distilleries on the island of Islay (situated off the west coast of Scotland), with a production capacity of 3 million litres per year. In the classic Islay style, Caol Ila is made predominantly with peated malt and the resulting phenols have a big influence on the final flavour of the whisky, as does the salty coastal air that the casks ‘breathe’ during maturation. One of the most approachable Islay malts. Read more >