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$150
This Caol Ila was bottled by the bottler The Firkin Whisky Co. Ltd, an 11 year old, at 48.9%. A coastal smoke runs to lemon, olive oil and a peppery lift, with raisin and brown sugar from the cask. Its tall stills give a lighter, cleaner island spirit. Its casks mature within sound of the sea. This is one of the most characterful of the Islay malts.
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An 11 year old Caol Ila, this distilled in 2012 from the bottler The Firkin Whisky Co. Ltd, from cask SC6AB, bottled at 48.9%, one of 30 bottles. Caol Ila is a maritime malt, matured within sound of the sea. Its peated character is built on malt smoked to a medium level of phenols.
The spirit was run from peated malt through tall stills on Loch nam Ban water, for an oily smoke that leans to lemon and brine. Ex-Sherry wood added a dried fruit richness beneath the smoke. Through the integration phase spirit and wood marry, vanillin settling into a rounded vanilla as the guaiacol phenols mellow into a softer smoke. The make balances phenolic smoke against a bright, oily citrus. Long fermentations build the fruity, citrus notes that sit beneath the smoke. A slow maturation in the cool island air keeps the spirit fresh and oily.
At cask strength 48.9% it is muscular. Ashy smoke, lemon oil and a saline tang, with raisin and brown sugar from the cask. Soft smoke and citrus sit behind the cask. A smoky, oily warmth lingers with lemon and salt. This is one of the most versatile of the Islay malts.
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$150
