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 | |
Average tasting notes 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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All tasting notes
Nose: freshness of the fruits: plums, grapes, apples. Smoke, vanilla, mint. Alcohol is perfectly hidden. The content of the smokiness is superbly balanced - the smoke doesn't dominate, but pleasantly works with the rest 23/25
Palate: black, aromatic coffee, bitter chocolate, smoke, orange peel, butterscotch 20/25
Finish: burned caramel, peat, muscovado, grapefriut, wood, leather, cotton candy, walnuts. A little bit short 20/25
Balance: the quantity of the peat smoke is definitely the strong side of this Whisky (about 20 PPM?). Just like by one of my very favorite Islay Malts (Bunnahabhain 12), the taste is almost completely different than the nose, but in this case (unlike the other one), the nose is much better. Besides, the alcoholic content doesn't dominate. Very well balanced, aromatic Whisky 23/25
Overall: 86/100
Highly recommended
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Farbe: Getrockene Getreide
Nase: Frische der Früchte: Pflaumen, Weintrauben, Äpfel. Rauch, Vanille, Minze. Der Alkohol ist sehr gut versteckt. Der Inhalt des Rauchs ist perfekt ausbalanciert - der Rauch dominiert nicht. Er komponiert perfekt mit anderen Aromen 23/25
Körper: ein schwarzer, aromatischer Kaffee, bitter Schokolade, Rauch, Orangenschale, Karamell-Sahnesoße 20/25
Finish: ein dunkler Karamell, Torf, Muscovado, Grapefruit, Holz, Leder, Zuckerwatte, Walnüsse. Ein bisschen kurz 20/25
Balance: die Menge an Rauch ist definitiv die starke Seite des Whisky (Zirka 20PPM?). Genau wie im Fall eines meiner Lieblings Whiskys - Bunnahabhain 12, der Nase zeigt was ganz anderes als der Geschmack. Hier aber... die Nase ist viel besser. Außerdem, der Alkohol dominiert nicht. Gut balanciert, aromatischer Whisky 23/25
Generell: 86/100
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