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Caol Ila
Whisky: Caol Ila 1997-2013
Serie: Director's Cut
Age: 15 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 09-1997
Bottled: 02-2013
Cask #: 9512
Bottles: 173
Strength: 56.5%
   
Distillery: Caol Ila Distillery
Bottler: Douglas Laing (pre May 2013)
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 23-05-2014
Nose: Warm moor, salty, a hint of compost, some purslane.
Flavour: Sweet peat, sal ammoniac, butter candy, brier, some smoke.
Body: Beautiful oily, greasy dryness, pleasantly rough.
Comments: Enjoying a sunset on Hawaii while sipping a glass of this whisky. Sounds quite close to a perfect date.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- (8.75)