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Caol Ila 35 Year Old

Caol Ila 35 Year Old

9 /10
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Distillery: Caol Ila
Type: Scotch
Age: 35
ABV: 58.1
Price: £49.50

Caol Ila 35 Year Old is a Scotch whisky made by Caol Ila. ABV: 58.1. Age: 35. Our expert rating is 9/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Antique furniture wax, dried mango, salted almonds and a far-off bonfire. The peat has all but vanished into a fine maritime patina.

Palate

Astonishingly soft for the strength — coconut husk, lemon curd, old oak, candied pineapple and a final flicker of brine. Water draws out an almost tropical sweetness.

Finish

Immensely long, drying and resinous, with embers, sea air and a touch of bitter orange.

Expert Review

9/10

A rare Diageo Special Release distilled in the late 1970s, when Caol Ila was rebuilding itself after demolition — Islay smoke transmuted by thirty-five years of slumber.

Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief
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