Caol Ila reviews

David Stirk recently sold his Creative Whisky Company, but he continues to work there and select the casks. This single cask from Islay is actually from Caol Ila. After all, LNB stands for Loch Nam Burn…

Having a soft spot for new make and then getting hold of a sample of spirit from your favorite Islay distillery? Well, double whammy! This new make is not commercially available, but I will nevertheless…

The second club bottling of the Belgian club McShelfie is a young Islay. I heard through the grapevine that it is Caol Ila, my favourite Islay whisky! This is my 99th encounter. And young Caol Ila can…

This review is from a “mystery sample” a friend gave me. I don’t know when he opened the bottle or when he bottled the sample.* Nose (undiluted): lemon, honey, brine, floral, a hint of peat?, something…

When I tried the Caol Ila 30 Year Old earlier this year – which was released in Diageo’s Special Release in 2014 – I described it as ‘perfect’ and plundered my savings account to get me a bottle. Now…

The Diageo Special Releases is a yearly party for whiskylovers in which Diageo launches some gems – albeit with a hefty pricetag – often malts that we rarely get to tasted and often – but not always –…

The sample for this review was graciously provided by @NozinanCaol Ila Cask Strength 10 Year Old 60.5% ABVDistilled 2004/Bottled 2015Opened May 21/2017, sample bottled Nov 15/2017, bottle 2/3 full when…

Douglas of Drumlanrig is an independent bottler. I thank @Maddie for samples from the reviewed bottle. The reviewed bottle was distilled in September 1996 and bottled in February 2011. I attended a…

I’ve had this bottle for a couple years, and had not had any for quite some time, so I decided to go back and give it another try. I had it neat, and it pours a light golden straw color. The pour is thin…

The bottle has been open 3 months and has about 1/3 left. The nose has light peat, though not the 'smokey' variety but more that of a distant cousin to Lagavulin. It is however very faint. Come to think…