Caol Ila 2015 Cask Strength Collection Selected by La Maison du Whisky 5 yo

 

 

 

60°

Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay 

Bourbon Hogsheads 

Independent Bottling 

By Signatory Vintage for La Maison du Whisky 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2021

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 35 ppm 

 

 

 

This young Caol Ila is a blend from two Hogsheads that have been marinating for just over 5 years. Only 578 bottles have been released, apparently exclusively for the French market.

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very mineral nose, rocky, calcareous, coarse salt, tide, kelp, sea spray, foam, waterlogged sand. Gypsum cliffs, shaken by the swell. We crawl on the rocks. At the same time, it's honeyed, crystalline, very slightly fruity, with hints of plum and mirabelle. Quite explosive but pleasant on the palate, still on the rocks, with a hint of vanilla, lemon zest, mountain honey and Guérande fleur de sel. The finish is almost endless, explosive, needless to say you can feel it coming through: spring water, granite, charcoal, figs and prunes.

 

In Short, 

This is an excellent bottle of Caol Ila, admittedly very young, but also very expressive. I'd buy it if I didn't already have several more or less as good at home. On the other hand, the price is a bit problematic in relation to its age. 

Score : 89 

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