Following my short streak of recent Archive bottlings by the Whiskybase-team, here's a look at their recent Caol Ila which is an entirely different creature than most CI's.
Caol Ila 1990 22yo (xx.11.1990/xx.11.2012) 56,3%, ex-bourbon hogshead#13121, 130 bottles, Archives
Colour is white wine
Nose:
Fresh, coastal, salt and beaches, citrus, some faint farmyard notes, 'green' peat/fresh wood burning.
Taste:
Lovely arrival, first on citrus and gooseberries, then a wave of sweet peat and heathery notes. A very mellow Caol Ila and not at all what you'd expect from an Islay giant like Caol Ila... and certainly not one at 56,3%
Again a good pick by CJ and Menno at Whiskybase, though it's different, in form of a more laid back style of Caol Ila... Still available here
86/100!
Sounds delicious! This is a distillery I need to explore more. But it's very difficult to get here. Cheers, have a Nice Weekend!
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