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 [...]
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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 [...]
SMOS Caol Ila 1991 18 Year – Smokin’
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Caol Ila 18, SMOS Caol Ila 1991 on March 4, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Introduction I’m a big Caol Ila fan, starting with the 12 year standard expression. When I first started getting into Islay malts, trying to figure out what to make of the strong, tarry, oily notes of Laphroaig and Ardbeg, I tried Caol Ila and was immediately impressed by the ashy coal smoke finish. The citrus [...]
Diageo Special Releases 2009: Caol Ila Unpeated 10 year
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Caol Ila Unpeated, scotch, whisky on December 12, 2009 | 25 Comments »
Introduction As with the two elder Taliskers and the Mannochmore 18 that I reviewed recently, I bought a 30ml sample of Caol Ila Unpeated 10 year from whiskysamples.eu as part of a set of 2009 Diageo Special Release samples. However, after taking a tiny sip of this CI, I proceeded to purchase a full bottle [...]
Port Askaig Roundup – Comparing CS, 17 and 25 year
Posted in Caol Ila, Port Askaig, review, tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, review, scotch, whisky on June 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Introduction I think my wife was worried about me last night as I sat surrounded by four whisky nosing glasses (Port Askaig Cask Strength (57.1%), 17 year (45.8%), and 25 year (45.8%) expressions, as well as Signatory Caol Ila 14 year). I wanted to do a head-to-head and really get a feel for how these [...]
Caol Ila Signatory Vintage 1992, 14 years
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Caol Ila, review, scotch, whisky on June 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Introduction I had to take my daughter’s viola to the music store today to get a string replaced. I knew of a liquor store nearby that is supposed to have a good selection, so I stopped in to take a look. They had some interesting stuff, including a pricey 29 year Cragganmore. Prices were generally [...]
Comparing Caol Ila 12 and 18
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Caol Ila, review, scotch, whisky on May 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Introduction Tonight I’m comparing 2007 OB versions of Caol Ila 12 and 18 year expressions. These are 200ml bottles that came in my Islay Collection gift pack. Both are bottled at 43% ABV. Locally (Arizona), the full size bottle of Caol Ila 12 can be found for around $50, while the 18 year goes for [...]
Port Askaig 17: International Dram of Mystery
Posted in Caol Ila, review, tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, review, scotch, whisky on May 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Introduction Tonight, we have the Port Askaig Islay 17 year single malt scotch, bottled at 45.8% ABV, non-chill filtered, and no added coloring. Port Askaig is a new range of single malts from Specialty Drinks Ltd (SDL), a sister company of The Whisky Exchange (TWE). Along with the 17 year, they offer a No Age [...]
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