Caol ila 18 Year Old
One of the Best Ever
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Review by @blackislebeef
- Nose23
- Taste25
- Finish23
- Balance24
- Overall95
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Unmistakably a peaty Islay malt, but not overpoweringly peaty.
The nose is as impressive as the taste. Very big aroma of a herbal, vegetal nature, with hints of grass and creamy malt.
This sets up an incredible experience to the palate, with a big refined sweetness. You then get the hit from the well integrated oak, then a smokiness followed by the peatiness and barley.
The finish makes this one of the greatest whisky's to leave Islay. A long subtle finish, with a herbiness to it, mixed together with a gentle smokiness and soft peatiness.
It's understandably a very difficult dram to get hold of and ranks as one of the finest single malts available. A dram you never tire of and will never fail to enjoy.
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