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Caol Ila
Whisky: Caol Ila 1981-2012
Age: 31 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 07-04-1981
Bottled: 31-08-2012
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead
Cask #: 2362
Bottles: 225
Strength: 59.5%
   
Distillery: Caol Ila Distillery
Bottler: A. D. Rattray
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 17-11-2012
Nose: A little peat, some gleu, round, salty, vanilla, buttercups, mayonaise.
Flavour: Vanilla, some wood, sweet, zalty, a little peat, frass, reine claude apples, a hint of nutmeg, some pepper, lasting finish.
Body: Gentle, round, thin.
Comments: At cask strength it's just too much. After adding a lot of needed water there's just to little depth left to rate this any higher
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