Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory
70cl / 54.7%

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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)Please note
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Facts
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Bottler
Signatory
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Age
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Vintage
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Bottling Date
23 September 2013
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No of Bottles
225
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Country
Scotland
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Region
Islay
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Cask Type
Refill Sherry
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Cask Number
2758
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Colouring
No
Tasting Notes
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Tasting Notes by Serge Valentin (Whisky Fun)
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Colour
Pale gold (phew).
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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.
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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.
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Finish
Long and extremely salty. Really very salty, was some manzanilla involved?.
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Comments
Tells you many stories. The kind of bottle to buy these days.
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Score
92 points
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Comment
Warning, sherry!
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Tasting Notes by Billy A
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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.
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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.
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Finish
Floral touches, candied lemon peel, coal dust and lingering sweet woody spice.
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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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Customer Reviews
Reviews
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5
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.
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Whiskyfun.com gave it 92/100.
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