53,1°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
1st Fill Sherry Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Decadent Drinks
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm
Caol Ila and sherry generally go well together. Here we have a 13-year-old whisky that has matured in a single first-fill sherry hogshead, promising a beautiful fruitiness. 212 bottles have been released for sale. The Decadent Drams range was launched last year, succeeding the previous range, Whisky Sponge, which ended at the same time. Nearly 50 whiskies have already been released.
Let's Taste It :
Creamy peat, chestnut cream and damp charcoal, pencil lead and fig, blueberry jam. A few red fruits coated in melted chocolate, smoked bacon, chimney soot, well-hidden mineral and earthy elements, quartz, sea spray, seaweed. Full ashtray. On the palate, it is deep, woody, honey and caramel, strawberry coulis, a good layer of peat, varnish, old leather, mastered spices. On the finish, burnt rubber, it is long, powerful, but not quite explosive, a touch of iodine and dust, exotic fruits, coffee beans. A mint leaf.
In Short,
Yes, it's a particularly good Sherry Caol Ila, but I'm not entirely convinced. Admittedly, the balance is very good, the fruity notes and peat are not overpowering, and you can detect the subtle characteristics of the distillate, but it lacks that little something extra, that touch of genius that would make it perfect. What's more, the price is still very high for what it is, let's not exaggerate.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Calva Louise - Camino
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