Description
Caol Ila 25-Year-Old
Age: 25 years
Base Ingredients: 100% malted barley
Producer: Caol Ila Distillery, Islay, Scotland
Cask Type: American oak barrels
ABV: 43%
Tasting Notes:
- Appearance: Golden amber.
- Nose: Sweet and spicy with notes of fresh sea air, hints of preserved fruit, and subtle, fragrant polished wood when water is added.
- Palate: Initially sweet and fruity, balanced by a controlled bitterness. The signature smoky-medicinal character of Caol Ila is present but refined, providing a good mouthfeel with complex flavors.
- Finish: Quite long, sweetly drying, with more smoke emerging in the aftertaste.
The Caol Ila 25-Year-Old is known for its balanced and contemplative profile, ideal for long evenings. It maintains the distillery’s characteristic smokiness but with an added layer of complexity due to its age. This expression was first introduced in 2010 and has since become a notable part of Caol Ila’s official range, appreciated for its rich, gentle mouthfeel and restrained phenolic notes.
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