Caol Ila 2006 The Distillers Edition

43°

Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay

Bourbon Barrels and Ex-Moscatel Finish

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2018

Peated around 35 ppm

Every year since 2006, Caol Ila has released this vintage edition, finished in Moscatel casks, a sweet white wine from Portugal.

Let's Taste It : 

First, the sensation of sniffing a rail of cold ash. Then iodine, salt, caramel, red fruits and leather. Then, if you insist, some white fruits, grapes, candied lemon and mirabelle plum, which no doubt come from the Moscatel cask finish. Smoke binds it all together. On the palate, it's suave, woody and mellow, fresh, the peat is barely noticeable, it's very fruity, vanilla, citrus, orange and grapefruit. The ash returns in the finish, which is very long, charcoal, dark chocolate and smoke. You can really smell the white wine in retro-olfaction, it's sweet like Sauternes, a little more would be too much. But this is perfect.

 

In Short, 

A truly excellent edition, the peat is made more complex by maturation in wine casks, without losing any of its intensity. A must-have classic.

Score : 88

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                                          Asaf Avidan - Your Anchor