LMDW Artist 10th Annv. Caol Ila 40 Year

Tasting Notes

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: Fine, racy. Animal (leather, bacon) and powdery (ginger, rice), the first nose shows us Caol Ila with a more peaty and roasted (coffee) face than usual. On ventilation, soot settles on the palate while a thick smoke creates a particularly opaque screen. Suddenly, the sun appears, candied lemons, juicy pears, heady bouquets of flowers (peony, gladiolus), acacia honey, aromatic plants (verbena, sage) as well as the breath of a sea breeze irrigates an aromatic palette whose maturity is matched only by complexity.

Palate: Rich, fleshy. Harmonious, the attack on the palate is at the same time peaty, earthy, fruity, floral, herbaceous, spicy, saline… in a word, “complete”. All these tones compete in intensity. With great nobility of expression, the mid-palate is simultaneously malty, spicy (saffron), honey (lime blossom), infused (chamomile), finely chocolate and liquorice. Very colorful, the aftertaste transports us to the middle of a field of freshly cut barley lit by the last rays of the sun.

Overall: Long, silky. At the start of the finish, tasty notes of lime, vanilla custard and exotic fruits (passion, guava) give the answer to chocolate, liquorice, earthy and saline flavors of great beauty. Intensely smoky and slightly camphorated, the retro-olfaction is radiant with youthful spirit. A long time later, blocks of dry peat escape from the empty glass, spray as well as malted and smoked barley grains.” - $4400 - Only 2 bottles!