Caol Ila 12 Years

This Malt shimmers clear and whitegold. Tingly fresh aromas of sea salt transit to smoky turf of the island. Without a doubt an Island-Malt, even with the sweetness in the beginning. Pleasant, with a punch.

This Malt shimmers clear and whitegold. Tingly fresh aromas of sea salt transit to smoky turf of the island. Without a doubt an Island-Malt, even with the sweetness in the beginning. Pleasant, with a punch.

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Caol Ila
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
43%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 409 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Zitrus:
Medicinal Smoke:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Salt:
Ham:
Lemon:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Lemon Peel:
Sherry:
Oil:
Herb:
Pear:
Chili:
Mint:
Orange:
Honey:
Green Apple:
Almonds:
Grass:
Hay:
Pepper:
Fig:
Apple:
Grape:
Lime:
Cake:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Banana:
Kiwi:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Grapefruit:
Peach:
Tobacco:
Floral:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nuts:
Medicinal Smoke:
Malt:
Oil:
Ham:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Iodine:
Heather:
Herb:
Lemon:
Pepper:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Apple:
Grass:
Dried Fruit:
Pineapple:
Almonds:
Pear:
Plum:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Lime:
Green Apple:
Melon:
Mint:
Coffee:
Raisin:
Floral:
Leather:
Hay:
Grape:
Dark Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Malt:
Nuts:
Salt:
Oil:
Herb:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Bonfire Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Lemon:
Heather:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Lemon Peel:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Caramel:
Barley:
Leather:
Floral:
Pineapple:
Mint:
Plum:
Anis:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Grapefruit:
Cinnamon:

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Adam_Li
02. Dec 2017
Nosing:
Medicinal Smoke Bonfire Smoke Sweet Caramel Orange Lemon
Taste:
Sweet Medicinal Smoke Peat Smoke Salt Fruit
Finish:
Peat Smoke Sweet Malt
Comment:
daily 5star
25. Dec 2020
Tomasz
11. Mar 2019
Nosing: Peat, citruses, nuts, wood

Taste: oily, peat which is not overpowering, sour, a bit of wood

Finish: strong sweet-sour wood. I would say one of the best finish from what I have.

Comment: This whisky has very unique profile because of sourness which is very prominent. Also you can definitelly taste the peat, but it is not actually smoky. Very oily, the taste is very strong and mouthwatering. Finish is perfect, from which I can remind a little of JW black.
19. Nov 2013
安部克
16. Nov 2020
Nosing:
Peat Smoke Alcohol Orange Zitrus Honey Bonfire Smoke Ham
Taste:
Peat Smoke Nuts Almonds Alcohol Salt Sweet
Finish:
long linger
Comment:
It's very briny. This is the first time for me to find briny taste from samples. The impression is different from 43% ABV than expected. It's very smooth and mild , I can't catch the so much alcohol attack. But judging from other tasting experience, this is not so much one for my taste than Lagavulin.
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