Caol Ila 2013 Provenance Special Selection 5 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay

Refill Bourbon Barrel

Independent Bottling 

By Douglas Laing & Co. 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 35 ppm 

 

 

 

At Douglas Laing's, the Provenance range brings together Scottish single casks of a relatively young age, around ten years. This is an early Caol Ila, just five years old, aged in one Bourbon cask and limited to 475 bottles.

Let's Taste It : 

I immediately recognise the profile of the young Caol Ila, very maritime, very salty, intense. It's the tide, the iodine whips across the face, the oysters and shellfish are there, the seaweed and mud too. Steep cliffs. Very mineral, very seaside. On the palate, coarse salt, some white fruits, vanilla. Boutargue, periwinkles, whelks. I don't get too much of a sense of youth, it's quite full-bodied, but slightly metallic. Very long finish, on vanilla and peppermint.

 

In Short,

It's a really nice experience to taste this specimen, which is a little reminiscent of Moch, but even more intense. However, the price does not match the product, in a word it's too expensive.

Score : 86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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