Caol Ila

Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 14 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, 2004, Gordon & MacPhail, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 19
Average Score
Avg 85
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Description

Connoisseurs Choice is one of the most easily recognised ranges from the independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail. This range was launched by George Urquhart - one of the first of four generations of the family to build Gordon & MacPhail - back in the 1960s; a period where most malts were used in blends so this was quite an unusual move for the company. Perhaps due to the popularity surrounding blend ...

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Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
N.A
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Connoisseurs Choice
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Complex and fruity with light peat smoke, dry cured meats, vanilla pod, red apple, fresh lemon, cranberries, redcurrants, delicate orange blossom, dried apricot, plum, thyme, bay leaves, eucalyptus, honey, and smoked meat.
Palate
Creamy yet spicy with ginger, orange, ripe banana, charred ash, liquorice, brine, bonfire, charcoal, meaty, oily, peat smoke, and spicy hints.
Finish
Long, spicy, smoky, savoury, smoked meat, wood smoke, briny peat, charcoal, hints of sweetness, coriander, and forest fruits infused with charred oak and bonfire embers.
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