Further, you shall not circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade or thwart any of the content protections, decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Service and any software related to or used in or by the Service. Despite my friend's virtuosity with Islas, she had never tasted Caol Ila, although she did know the meaning of the title (sound by the island, as in "body of water").

At the end of the day, the difference is not that big between Caol Ila and the heavy hitters of peat (Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg). Until the late 1950s Caol Ila brought barley and sent its casks to market from Islay's remote shores on M. The nose starts out all wood smoke, but if you hang around long enough there is a quick acid bite followed by a sweetness, like biting into a mandarin orange. The intensity is similar to some other Islay scotches, like Laphroaig or Ardbeg, but this one hits you with a hugely smoky taste, rather than that of peat or medicine. V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”).Neither Whiskybase nor any of its group companies (including any subsidiary, affiliate or holding company), directors, officers and employees shall in any way be liable or responsible (whether directly, indirectly, consequential) for any costs, claims, damages, liabilities and other expenses, including any consequential loss, suffered by you resulting from your use of the Service. The 12 year was one of the first few bottles to be part of my stash when I had just started building my collection, nearly a decade ago. Some whiskies which use peatsmoke for barley malt drying will give very little taste of the smoke per se, but significant flavour of the peat itself, absent the burnt or smokey element. To be eligible for a full refund you must contact us to inform us of any issue within 24 hours of receipt.

An award-winning smoky, single malt from a remote distillery on Scotland’s most famous Whisky Island Islay. And I tend not to review whiskys unless I've had the opportunity to spend some quality time with them (i.It's not bad, but definitely not the most exciting Islay I've ever tried, mind you as an entry level single malt, they don't tend to be the most interesting, but Ardbeg and Laphroaig were quite a bit more complex, or at least I remember them being quite a bit more complex. Built in 1846, Caol Ila (Pronounced 'Cull-Eela',)is situated on the North-Eastern shores of Islay with magnificent views across the Sound of Islay to the spectacular Paps of Jura. PeatyZealot - Every drinker has a different nose and palate, but yours may be the first whisky review I've read with which I agree 100%, point-for-point. Aromas of salinity, shiso leaf and something akin to a liquid nutty taste that makes me think of almond milk emerge as well.

To terminate your account, login to your account, go to the “settings page”, and follow the termination instructions]. Black olives, bright, intense honey, seaweed, ocean air, sea salt, licorice, herbs, malt, and gentle peat.I find this to be a very enjoyable whisky, one of the few bottled at 43% that I would drink over a diet soda (unless I was just thirsty, then I'd have the soda). Without limiting the foregoing, the License does not include (a) the right to resell or use the Service commercially (unless explicitly allowed under the applicable subscription plan), (b) the right to make the Service publicly available or use for public display, (c) any downloading, duplicating, or copying, collection and use of any contents of the Services, e. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof.

It is similar to things in life such as Vietnamese fish sauce, whereby once you get past the smell, you find yourself craving it. It’s a serial award-winner that works great in cocktails (we recommend a smoky Highball), as well as being a good whisky to pair with salty and savoury foods. It was quite delicious after having steeped together in a smaller bottle together for a while before drinking. With stunning views from the still house across the Sound of Islay, Caol Ila 12 year old is Islay's hidden malt, lighter and more subtle than other Islay whiskies with a malt smokiness that makes it highly prized by connoisseurs. I look forward to savoring the rest of the bottle and maybe even sharing it with some close friends.

Now, this is an industrial Caol Ila; it's like a construction site with notes of sawn wood, tar, drain cleaner, and raw smoke from burning wood. Nose - Herbal, slightly ashy, coastal and medicinal peat, bitter sour lemons, white grape and a faint leathery note.