However, the greater cask contact in a barrel means the first-fill oak has a bit too much influence here as well, making it more one-dimensionally sweet than I would like. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof.

I’ve had others that were shrinking violets to start, but evolved along the trajectory you noted, gaining body and complexity over time. Caol Ila is the largest single malt whisky distillery, in terms of capacity, on the Scottish island of Islay, though it is perhaps the least well known. A sample from the always-generous Carl landed in my lap recently, and I was shocked to find this as a rare omission from the MALT archives.Considering all of the above, you’d think we’d have covered this distillery more or less comprehensively, right? The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. V. is the Dutch private limited liability company, having its statutory seat in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its office at Zwaanshals 530, 3035 KS Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. Please read our Privacy Statement for more information on our use and processing of your personal information.Overall: 18 years in oak has not seemed to dull the Caol Ila peat like it does in other Islay malts. Unfortunately I won’t be able to revisit this Caol Ila (unless I can wheedle another dram out of Carl) but I am reasonably certain this bottle had been open for some time.

You hereby represent and warrant that you are authorized to make any Contributions, that your Contributions and the use by us will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. Against a landscape littered with overhyped underperformers, Caol Ila stands out for its low profile and the inversely high quality, on average, of its whisky. Those of you in Britain will recognize the special resonance of this being the age of legal alcohol consumption, while those of us hitting this milestone in America need to make do with lottery tickets and cigarettes. There’s a vaguely stale woodiness at the back of the mouth before this is rounded off by the lingering sickly-sweet flavor of overripe pineapple.Some charming salty flavors of cashews and walnuts emerge at midpalate, which persist into and through the finish. I picked this up in a hurry at the duty free this king it's going to be the normal, peated Caol Ila 18yo (something I've been looking for for a long time).

NB: If you do not receive this confirmation e-mail within a few minutes, check if it is not in your spam folder. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Very much a late night dram for Islay fans the phenols have been mellowed and the smooth oak has added more weight. Still, if you’re a fan of smoke but prefer it to be presented in an elegant package without taking the top of your head off, Caol Ila 18 delivers on all fronts. Caol Ila 18 Year Old was released in 2002 in Diageo’’s Hidden Malts range, which continued the task begun in 1988 with the Classic Malts, highlighting the group’’s distilleries that had until then been in the shadow of the blends they helped produce.If you terminate your account, you will no longer have access to the Service and your Contributions (specified below), if any. Nothing in the Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct by us. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.