Caol Ila reviews

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…

This sample was graciously provided by @Nozinan and was opened Sept 20/2016, gassed after each use, decanted Apr 25/2017, gassed, sample poured Nov 5/2017, with the decanted bottle being 2/3 full.Up…

Bottled 2015, one of G&M’s private editions where they decided to try finishing Caol Ila in a Hermitage Cask. Having never tried hermitage wine, I thought it would be a fun adventure. Batch size of…

While I visited a festival, I saw this old Caol Ila sitting on the table: distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2006 (which is qutie a while ago as well, no?). At cask strength too. My interest was piqued.…

I must confess, until recently I had never heard of this Belgian bottler. But CaskAid is an npo that selects nice single casks, bottles them and then donates the proceeds to charity. What’s not to like…

When David Stirk releases a bottle, I always very keen. That chap knows what he is doing, if you ask me. Gems, all of them. His Exclusive Malts are always single casks at cask strength. This Caol Ila…

The Rare Malts Selection saw the light of day in 1995 by the Scottish Malt Distillers, the precursor to Diageo. Initially it comprised releases from the ’70s, ‘80s and ‘90s distillates from mostly closed…

This is the oldest official bottling of Caol Ila and was released by Diageo in 2014 in their yearly Special Release. With a price tag of around 600 EUR, it is not exactly a cheap bottle, but thanks to…