Introduction In February, I had a couple of unexpected samples show up at my door. One was a Caol Ila 30 Year and the other a Highland Park 13 Year; both bottled by Master of Malt at cask strength. These unsolicited samples were not part of the samples program that I previously blogged about. A [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Comparing two “affordable” old Caol Ilas
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Battlehill Caol Ila 25, Master of Malt, Master of Malt Caol Ila 30, Total Wine & More on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Caol Ila 12 or: Goldilocks and the three Islay malts
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged caol ila 12 review on May 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Introduction Goldilocks, a Scottish man with curly blond hair and wearing a kilt, walked into a pub and found three tumblers of whisky sitting at an empty table. Being a curious chap, he sat down and began sampling the single malts. The first one, a Bowmore 12 year, was nice, but a little gentle for [...]
