Caol Ila 2005 15 Year Old Sherry Cask TWE Exclusive

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Gordon & MacPhail

70cl / 57.5%

5 (1 Review)

Caol Ila 2005 / 15 Year Old / Sherry Cask / TWE Exclusive

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A 2005 Caol Ila single malt that was matured in a single refill sherry hogshead for 15 years, before being bottled in January 2021 by Gordon & MacPhail, exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Aromas of autumn spices, aniseed, stewed plums and bonfire embers fill the nose, complemented by notes of black pepper, baked apples, sultanas and toasted oak throughout the palate, with hints of smoke lingering in the finish.

Tasting Notes (1)

Flavour Profile

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • Black Pepper Black Pepper
  • Aniseed Aniseed
  • Apple Apple
  • Smoke Smoke
  • Sultana Sultana
  • Plums Plums
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Gordon & MacPhail

  • Series Icon

    Series

    Connoisseurs Choice

  • Age Icon

    Age

    15 Year Old

  • Vintage Icon

    Vintage

    2005

  • Bottling Date Icon

    Bottling Date

    January 2021

  • No of Bottles Icon

    No of Bottles

    266

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

  • Cask Type Icon

    Cask Type

    Refill Sherry Hogshead

  • Cask Number Icon

    Cask Number

    301507

  • Chill Filtered Icon

    Chill Filtered

    No

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    No

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

    • Nose

      Singed fruit cake and liquorice sticks lead, with sea-side ozone, breaking waves and cold cast-iron stoves to follow. Burning leaves build along with buttered toast, tar, lime, sweet and spicy baked apples.

    • Palate

      Rich and thick, with mint, raisins and cherry slowly enveloped by damp peat smoke, dark chocolate and lime jelly. Leafy notes develop – freshly fallen pine needles and autumnal forest floors. Spiced shortbread, fiery aniseed balls and tarry liquorice linger.

    • Finish

      Mint and lemon jelly, chocolate lime sweets and tingling spice slowly fade.

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Customer Reviews

Reviews (1)

Reviews

  • 5

    Dave G,

    This distillery just makes great whisky, this bottle is seriously good, lots of sweetness from the Sherry and that underlying smoke is a pleasure. You won’t be disappointed

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