- Nose
- Beautiful and intricate, mature peat smoke, full of soft herbal and medicinal details with impressions of green tea with lemon and many coastal subtleties. Extremely fresh and beautifully pure and vibrant. Very elegant and precise aromas. Red apples, pears, guava and pineapples, as well as honeysuckle. Grapes and gooseberries, going back and forth between greener and more tropical fruits. Light chalky notes, hints of wisteria. Then a hint of vanilla in the distance, along with some scented candles.
- Palate
- Superbly rich, peaty and oily. Big medicinal notes, alongside grapefruit, tar, lemon oil, herbal and green teas and even a hint of tropical fruit in the depths. Very classical, well-aged Caol Ila. A glorious old Caol Ila that tastes like a heavily peated oyster dive-bombing a mug of green tea. In a hospital. Near the sea. Mineral sharpness, oyster juice, fisherman's rope, herbal tea and plenty of brine. Almost syrupy and oily layer of citrus, yellow apple and squid ink, as well as light caramel. A gentle peatiness with an underlying peppery note.
- Finish
- Long, with a more fragrant, chiselled and mineral smokiness. More soft peat smoke notes, more medicine and more herbal and coastal notes. Quite unique, rich and long lasting. Peppery, still showing this sweet layer along with green tea and earthy smoke.
