Caol ila 12 Year old

Mild Islay

Reviewed by
Connosr member:

Max

Date:

14th Sep 2012

Reviewer rating:

85

About this score:

The average score for this whisky is 85.

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Tasting Notes by Max

No, this is not a peat monster. It's Islay, no doubts, just a bit milder version of it. Ther are plenty of smoke and peat, quite some fruits and grass as well.

Nose: fresh, clean, spicy, briny, peaty, lemon, freshly cut apple, smoke, smoked fish

Palate: smoke, some fruit sweetness and herbs bitterness, ash, pepper, citrus

Finish: spices, pepper, iodine, sterile bandage, lemon, chalk

Good whisky, but 12 years of maturation and 43 ABV could contribute to more behaved spirits. There's quite a bit of alcoholic bite

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Caol Ila

Bottling:

Region:

Islay

ABV:

43%

Colour:

Fino Sherry

Caol ila 12 Year old Mild Islay Reviewed on 2012-09-14T23:03:00 scoring 85/100 by Max

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