Extra ageing has calmed the impact of the phenols, with the peat arriving on the palate late, and tempered by smooth oak. A very mellow, mature Islay malt. Web-Exclusive Price!
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CountryScotlandRegionIslayBottlerDistillery BottlingAge18 Year Old
To follow on from my Sep 21 review, this stuff is great, I prefer it to Laphroaig 15 now, I can only assume I had a bad bottle first time around, although I was advised to open any new single malt bottle for 15 minutes when you are about to take the first dram from it, to let it "breathe" and this , I find, makes a difference to many Single Malts.
- anonymous, 27th Feb '10
The nose on this is insane, the late peat attack is nice , but not quite as good as anticipated, but the nose is amazing, A Quality Dram
- anonymous, 26th Feb '10
this is a whisky that grew on me. At first i wasnt impressed but after few more tries i got converted and it is one of my favourites. very nice stuff
- dasir, 3rd Feb '10
I take back my last post, after getting to the end of this bottle. This stuff is sublime and seems to taste better every time I come back to it. Like a lot of full flavor scotchs, it needs to breath a little to be at its best. A new favorite! This is definetely better than the Laphroaig 15!
- Matt, 13th Jan '10
I found this very similar to Laphroaig 15, not better, but just a little different. I agree this is much better than the 12, which I did not care for much.
- Matt, 9th Oct '09
For some reason I didnt take to it, Laphroaig 15yo blows this out of the water
- anonymous, 21st Sep '09
I wouldn't say it outclasses its younger sibling by that distance. I'd say it is a case of marginal gains: in each area it is that little bit better, and I think the 12 YO is one of the very best. The cask has done its job. This is mellower, deeper, sweeter. It's just fantastic.
- James Saxon, 28th Sep '08
Caol Ila 18 has a beautiful nose, restrained compared with other peaty whiskies, but something you don't want to quit smelling. Peat and honey. The palate is a bit disappointing after the nose; it's weak, thin, watery. Too bad! Anyway, the flavors are consistent with the nose. The finish picks up again. Peat, some burn. Nice! Improves overall with time on palate and finish. Pros: nose, finish, bang-for-the-buck (reasonable compared to other Islayers). Cons: weak palate.
- anonymous, 28th Sep '08
My wife bought me a bottle of this lovely whisky for my birthday last year to drink on our holiday in Cyprus. I had tried the 12 year old which I enjoyed.However the 18 year stood head and shoulders above it. It is superb
- Rodger Anderson, 6th Jul '08
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