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Caol Ila
Whisky: Caol Ila 1983-2013
Age: 30 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 1983
Bottled: 2013
Strength: 54%
   
Distillery: Caol Ila Distillery
Bottler: A. D. Rattray
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 16-12-2013
Nose: Sweet, mild medicinal, slightly grassy, some fruit.
Flavour: Fruity, grassy, a little peaty, dry bark, dry earth.
Body: Round, dry, greasy.
Comments: It's got one of the biggest fruity entrances I've ever tasted. And that's even before the peat kick's in.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- (8.75)