The Cask Strength series from independent bottler, Gordon & MacPhail features single malt whiskies from different Scottish distilleries. This limited edition whisky was distilled in 2004 by Caol Ila Distillery, near Port Askaig on the isle of Islay. It was bottled in early 2015, at 60.1% abv after maturing in first-fill and refill sherry butts.
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Blind tasting Nose: hint of smoke Taste: spicy, semi smoky, cask strength which is nice on some sips and strong on others . A little water brings out some of the vanilla of the wood. Prefer it at a lower abv — nice and light, semi sweet, smoky waft Wood: bourbon or new oak Distillery? Could possibly be springbank Bruichladdich
Not as smokey as an Ardbeg in my view. I like to drink all my whiskey with a touch of cold water, however with this one you MUST, in my opinion, drink it with a touch of cold water to enjoy its flavours, otherwise you just lose all the flavours and perfumes in its strenght
nose: sweet peanut , ripe banana, briny sea salt, bonfire taste: spicy ,earthy, barley malt, raisin,fig , fruit cake finosh: long, peaty,salty ash
love this single malt. one of the best caol ila's i've tasted to date. deceptively smooth, even without a touch of water. they picked a good one...
Think it was the 2008 15yr old cask strength
2005 first fill sherry
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