Caol Ila 12 Year-Old
70cl
/
43% Vol
Caol Ila has slowly but surely become easy to get hold of over the last decade thanks to this core expression being released in 2002. It has always been in high demand by blenders, in particular for Johnnie Walker whiskies. This expression relies on ex-bourbon cask ageing and has a pronounced smokiness (although not as much as Laphroaig, Lagavulin or Ardbeg). What makes this really attractive as a dram is a satisfyingly sweet, creamy, vanilla start which flows into a more fruity and smoke dominated finish.
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Caol Ila 12 Year-Old
€71.00
Ex Tax: €57.72
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Flavour
Satisfyingly sweet, creamy, vanilla start which flows into a more fruity and smoke dominated finish. Not as smoky as some of the other Islay whiskies.
Fact Sheet
Distillery
Caol Ila
Fluid
70cl
Alcohol %
43%
Country
Scotland
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Gold
Distillers' Single Malts 12 years and under - 2014
International Spirits Challenge
FAQs
Islay whiskies are peaty because the island's distillers traditionally used locally cut peat to dry malted barley in their kilns, and many continue to do so. Burning peat produces phenolic compounds, primarily guaiacol and cresols, which are absorbed by the malt during the drying process and carried through distillation into the spirit. The specific character of Islay peat, formed from decomposed coastal vegetation, seaweed, and heather, produces the distinctive medicinal iodine, seaweed, and maritime smoke associated with Ardbeg, Laphroaig, and Lagavulin.
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