46°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Bourbon Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Signatory Vintage
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 35 ppm
I had the opportunity to taste this one about a month ago, and I've been waiting for it to be officially released before talking about it. But I'm getting tired of waiting, and it won't be the first time I've been interested in a bottle that hasn't been released yet. The thing is, there's a lack of information here, because it doesn't really exist yet, we don't know how many bottles have been made, for example. But we do know the age, about 8 years and 5 months, and the nature of the cask, Bourbon Hogshead, after all that's the main thing.
Let's Taste It :
This is fresh, young and vigorous. Powerful, charcoal-laden, pervasive and beautiful smoke. Balanced by a creamy and pastry-like vanilla, a lemon zest and ripe mirabelle plums. Peat in the background, with maritime notes, tide, fresh fish, foam, sea spray, seaweed, kelp. On the palate, a certain velvety sweetness, citrus freshness, banana, drops of honey, relatively powerful spices. Quite a long finish, with American tobacco, walnuts and hazelnuts, clods of earth, and a few more dollops of smoky peat.
In Short,
A very successful Caol Ila, where the fruit balances well with the peat. On the other hand, I found that the maritime notes were a bit in the background. Very pleasant overall, despite the reduction. Let's hope the price is in line with the quality of the product.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Vintage Trouble - Blues Hand Me Down
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