Caol Ila 22 yo Feis Ile 2019

 

 

 

58,4°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Sherry treated American Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm

Launched on the occasion of Feis Ile 2019, Islay's annual music festival, this bottling has undergone an original ageing process, in sherry-treated American casks. 3000 bottles were put on sale.

Let's Taste It :

Iodine and peat dance together, wrapped in a light smoke, appetising white fruits, wood and dried banana. You can feel the sea air, you're far away, lost in the middle of the ocean. Finely refined salt, prawn fritters. Very sweet on the palate, very apple-vanilla, mirabelle plum and lemon, but soon enough the pepper and spices rise, coconut, to introduce an explosive and very long finish, with something pastry-like, nougat, turrón, almond, and an ounce of charcoal that chars, some earth to give depth. Egg yolk in retro-olfaction. 

In Short,

A little gem, where the bourbon makes itself felt much more than the sherry. A must if you can afford it.

Score : 89 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :  

  

                                           Björk - Bachelorette