Caol Ila Single Malt Scotch Whisky
2010, 15 Years Old
Dechar/Rechar Hogshead / 250 bottles
54.9% ABV
Artwork by: KMG
Bought as a Dechar/Rechar Hogshead, this cask arrived with us several years ago. Before we tasted the whisky it was clear it was a dechar ex-red wine cask from the marking. The spirit was excellent when we bought it, but we felt it needed a little more time – the cask spent several years resting at the top of our warehouse in Dornoch!
The label features a beautiful wee Artic Tern, which can occasionally be seen in Islay during the summer!
Nose: Walnut whip; cream, cheap chocolate, vanilla chantilly cream. Charred orange, grape-skin, toasted American oak, ginger biscuits. Some dried cranberries, raspberry puree. The peat is powerful, but in balance with the sweet fruits, oak and spice.
Palate: Oak char, walnuts, pecan, salted treacle sponge pudding, dried cranberry, orange peel, cherry bitters. Very rich and powerful with plenty of red fruits, which are balanced and not clawing.
Finish: Growing spice, more charred oak, ginger pudding.
Non-chill filtered and natural colour. This spirit may haze at low temperatures and under dilution.
