56,6°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Bourbon Cask
Independent Bottling
By Platinum Cask
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm
Platinum Cask is an English trading company that seems particularly
interested in Greek mythology. After a Mythical Creatures series, they
are launching The Olympians, a range of 12 Single Cask bottlings, each
of which represents a Greek god. This one is a 12-year-old Caol Ila
distilled in 2009, evoking Vulcan. The cask type is not revealed,
but it can only be a Bourbon. 333 bottles are on sale, all in Cask Strength, however we do not know if there was chill
filtration or if dyes were added, but it is unlikely. The bottle
is illustrated with a depiction of Vulcan by Susan Haseman.
Let's Taste It :
Quite mild, very pleasant iodine, combined with lemon. Thick, hazy
smoke. Orchard fruits, apples and pears, but far behind. It gradually opens to grapefruit, white grapes. Maybe some exotic fruits, barely noticeable. On the palate,
rather vanilla, white chocolate, good piles of peat of course. Spices
not too strong, nutmeg, cloves, slight woody bitterness. Fairly long,
powerful, mineral finish, on crushed almonds, hazelnuts. Peanuts, and a
pinch of salt. Shortbread.
In Short,
A fairly simple Caol Ila aged in a Bourbon cask, but well crafted, with
nice thick smoke, and some discreet fruits. To be reserved for fans, including myself, especially since the price is
attractive.
Score :88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Violent Femmes - Add it up
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