Caol Ila 15 Year Old Unpeated Special Releases 2018

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 59.1%

5 (1 Review)

Caol Ila 15 Year Old Unpeated / Special Releases 2018

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A sherry-forward edition of the yearly Diageo Special Releases unpeated Caol Ila. While whisky from the distillery is usually very smoky, this yearly release looks at the distillery's other, less well-known side: unpeated spirit. The 2018 bottling was matured in refill and rejuvenated American-oak hogsheads and ex-bodega European oak butts, which give a balance of elegant vanilla and orchard fruit, and richer, sherry oak flavour.

Tasting Notes (1)

Flavour Profile

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • Lemon Lemon
  • Apple Apple
  • Fruit Cake Fruit Cake
  • Honeysuckle Honeysuckle
  • Sultana Sultana
  • Pine Pine
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Series Icon

    Series

    Diageo Special Releases 2018

  • Age Icon

    Age

    15 Year Old

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

    • Nose

      Flowery forests: honeysuckle and bracken. Sweet pine and brine notes follow along with a touch of meatiness. Then the sherry-casks make themselves known: raisins and sultanas, chocolate and a touch of citrus peel.

    • Palate

      Stewed apples and sultanas lead, with fruit cake not far behind. Rich spice builds along with old oak and pleasantly musty damp forest notes.

    • Finish

      Juicy raisins and a touch of menthol.

    • Comment

      Weightier than previous editions, but still showing the piney/briney seaside notes that I like in the distillery’s unpeated spirit.

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  • 5

    Anonymous,

    Purchased this for a friend's 50th. I have tried a sample of it and it is so different from other Caol smoke-based tipples and also in my opinion very nice, one of those special bottles you pop open every now and then. This one is also very potent and I would one day love to get a bottle in the future, perhaps for Christmas. My friend is in love with this one and said it will last her a while. Also thank you for the great service Whisky Exchange - the item arrived well packed and on time.

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