Alexander Murray Caol Ila 8 Year

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Price Recently dropped from $95 to $60!

"Caol Ila is the most consistently good whisky in Scotland!" so said a famous whisky writer, and it is hard to argue with that. Caol Ila seems to be an almost impossible whisky to screw up. This one keeps that streak going, though I would have liked to have seen it at 46% or even higher! Matured in Refill ex-Bourbon Barrels.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: a mix of coal dust, sauteed scallops, tarry peat, heather honey and orange Starbursts; coastal and maritime with a touch of cantaloupe and doughy vanilla.

Palate: creamy, malty and sweet with smooth elegant smoke; more orange starburst candies and lemon oil; the tarry peat is still there, as is the coal dust and the maritime tones; sauteed scallops are still there, wrapped in chewy bacon.

Finish: coating, creamy and maritime with more elegant smoke; medium-long and light.

Comment: this is a lovely Caol Ila, how much great still could it have been at 46% of cask strength? never the less, for $60, it is a solid buy!

750 ml