Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Signatory

70cl / 54.7%

5 (2 Reviews)

Caol Ila 1984 / 29 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Signatory

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A sherry cask release of 1984 vintage Caol Ila, bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange by the fine folks at Signatory. This was an easy "yes" when selecting which casks we would bottle with Signatory - soft peat, rich sherry, lots of fruit and excellent balance.

Tasting Notes (2)

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Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Signatory

  • Age Icon

    Age

    29 Year Old

  • Vintage Icon

    Vintage

    1984

  • Bottling Date Icon

    Bottling Date

    23 September 2013

  • No of Bottles Icon

    No of Bottles

    225

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

  • Cask Type Icon

    Cask Type

    Refill Sherry

  • Cask Number Icon

    Cask Number

    2758

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    No

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Serge Valentin (Whisky Fun)

    • Colour

      Pale gold (phew).

    • Nose

      And yet the sherry feels, but it’s rather a fino-ish kind of sherry, with plenty of walnuts and a lot, and mean really a lot, of tobacco. Both cigarettes and Cuban cigars. Wonderful whiffs of sunbathed stones on a Greek island (excuse me?), some earth, some camphor, old clothes in an old wardrobe, old books, then even more cigars… This is truly spectacular, but I’ve already seen such noses that led to a wrecked palate, so vorsicht! With water: it’s not the first time that I’ve thought that Caol Ila could be more medicinal than Laphroaig.

    • Mouth (neat)

      Immense, huge, massive, and yet very elegant. The resins and saps are coming out, which is just perfect. With water: a little more fruits and sweetness to bring civilisation to this oldish beast. A good load of salt too.

    • Finish

      Long and extremely salty. Really very salty, was some manzanilla involved?.

    • Comments

      Tells you many stories. The kind of bottle to buy these days.

    • Score

      92 points

    • Comment

      Warning, sherry!

  • Tasting Notes by Billy A

    • Nose

      Sweet fruit and heavy smoke - pineapple, green apple, and hints of tar and bung cloth. Brioche, butter and medicinal hints - swimming pools and fabric elastoplast. Wet blankets, spiced fruit cake and sugared raisins.

    • Palate

      Thick on the palate and sweet to start, with heavy minerality and coal smoke following behind. Hints of rockpool brine, sweet lemon sherbert and green fern vegetality. Water knocks out some heat, revealing more minerality and some darker earthy notes.

    • Finish

      Floral touches, candied lemon peel, coal dust and lingering sweet woody spice.

    • Comment

      Restrained sherry notes and lots of freshness makes this quite a different beast to most Caol Ilas, sherried or not. The fruit and seaside notes are there, all backed up with sherry cask richness and spice.

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Reviews

  • 5

    M. Helminen,

    Caol Ila heaven. A different beast to the cleaner profile of ex-bourbon CIs. In the mouth it's stunningly rich and bested only by the cream of the sherried vintage Ardbeg and PE crop. Better than the 1980 33yo Director's Cut CI released this spring for €350 or so. Don't waste it by drinking neat, add a teaspoon or more of water.

  • Anonymous,

    Whiskyfun.com gave it 92/100.

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