Caol Ila 7 Years Old 2012 Cask #AM 127 (Asta Morris)

700ml / 60%

Single Malt

$187

A 7 year old Caol Ila from the bottler Asta Morris, 2012, at 60%. Smoked lemon, sea spray and a soft oil run through it, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. An east coast Islay distillery on the narrow Sound of Islay. Its tall stills give a lighter, cleaner island spirit. This is a clean, maritime malt from the Sound of Islay.

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SKU CIL118 Categories Caol Ila, Islay, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Caol Ila

Description

A Caol Ila of a 7 year old chosen by the bottler Asta Morris, distilled in 2012, from cask AM 127, bottled at 60%, one of 524 bottles. Caol Ila was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson. From a small Victorian works it grew into one of Scotland's biggest malt distilleries.

Run through tall copper stills that keep the smoke light, for a smoke more elegant than heavy. Ex-Sherry wood added a dried fruit richness beneath the smoke. Young and extractive, the cask sheds vanillin (vanilla) and toasted hemicellulose sugars (a light caramel) fast, the phenols still sharp and medicinal. Time in oak deepens the oily body while the maritime smoke stays bright. The malt is medium peated, giving a cleaner smoke than the south shore Islays. The spirit's lightness lets sherry, wine and bourbon casks all show through. The clean spirit shows the cask clearly, which is why it suits so many wood types.

At a full 60% it is bold and oily. Wood smoke, lemon zest and brine, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Lemon, olive oil and a soft ash run through the middle. A smoky, oily warmth lingers with lemon and salt. This is the elegant, lighter side of Islay.