Caol Ila reviews

Caol Ila? Did someone say Caol Ila? Me, me, me! I have a soft spot for this giant from Islay. And this was finished on a sherry cask and bottled by my buddy Iain Croucher from Glasgow. Well, in that case…

Elements of Islay does not need an introduction. The apothecary style bottles of 50cl, released by Specialty Drinks – now Elexir Distillers – offers Islay malts with a code on the label reminiscent of…

The bottler behind The Single Malts of Scotland is Elexir Distillers – formerly Specialty Drinks – that also owns The Whisky Exchange and is currently building a distillery on Islay. Anyway, we were able…

Acorn is and independent bottler from Sadako City, Saitama… Yup, that is in Japan! Their bottlings have recently become available in Holland, Germany, Australia and Taiwan. This young Caol Ila from 2011…

In the weeks of the release of a great Miltonduff 2011, Glentauchers 2009 and Glen Keith 1994, Asta Morris also launched another sherry matured Caol Ila. Guess what? Most retailers showed ‘sold out’…

When Bert Bruyneel launches a Caol Ila, you had better get your skates on. Mostly the bottles are sold out before I even get the change to order one. This is one of those releases – albeit 580 bottles…

The Connoisseurs Choice from Gordon & Macphail has some new livery since a couple of months. Today I will try a 14 years old bottled at 45%, finished on Hermitage Wood for a year. Hermitage is a wine…

I had to wait for it for a little while, but thanks to a Scottish pal I was finally able to get my hands on this Feis Ile 2019 release from my favorite distillery on Islay: Caol Ila. Very refreshing to…

Either way it's been interesting to see this style evolve over the years but take note there will be no unpeated style Caol Ila in 2019!Nose: Fresh fruit, apples, apricots, rich and a phenolic touch like…

This Caol Ila 1983 from The Perfect Dram was bottled a decade ago. The release was 240 bottles strong, at cask strength. Great bronze color, by the way.It must have been a very active cask, for the…