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Caol Ila
Whisky: Caol Ila 1990-2013
Serie: Rare Select
Age: 23 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 08-02-1990
Bottled: 01-03-2013
Cask #: 1477
Strength: 46%
   
Distillery: Caol Ila Distillery
Bottler: Montgomerie's
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 24-01-2015
Nose: Flowers, a hint of peat, a little like a ditch with stagnant water.
Flavour: Some pepper, some peat, sugar melon, some minerals.
Body: Calm, thin oily though a little sticky non the less.
Comments: It's like one of those talents in real life that's never able to take the final step to greatness.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- ---- (7.5)