Caol Ila reviews

Bottler Morrison & Mackay has launched a new range under ‘Regional Single Malts’. Sounds a bit much like Douglas Laing’s ‘Remarkable Regional Malts’, I say. Anyway. Their Islay malt is named The Big…

Aceo Ltd is the company that took over Murray McDavid from Mark Reynier at the moment the Bruichladdich Distillery was sold off. They now release this 5 Year Old malt that listens to the name Smoky Scot…

My second bottle of this 12 year old OB and whilst I didn't rate that last bottle here, I enjoyed it immensely and would have rated it high 80s ( I think I drank it, with the help of my Mum, in under a…

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…