Caol Ila 1998

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Caol Ila 1998

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Islay
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling	Unpeated Style
Vintage	1998
Bottled	2007
Age	08 years old
Cask type	First fill Bourbon Cask
Number of bottles	9,690
Strength	64.9 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 60.00 \| £ 51.31 \| $ 77.33

Added: 8 Jun. 2008 11:53 am

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Notes & Reviews

saintjimmy

posted 21 Feb. 2012

saintjimmy gave this whisky 60 points

Color

Pale gold

Nose

lots of alcohol, quite a lot of new spirit. Some basic aromaâ€

Taste

another bourbon influence: the coconut. Some lemon and apples for the fruity flavours. There also is a very fruity/new spirit flavour in here I would discribe as pineapple.

Finish

warm, burning and long. But rather plasticy.

Comments

Jonkers

posted 23 Jan. 2012

Color

Pale gold

Nose

Oak, malt and white chocolate. Also a hint of sherry

Taste

Explosive ! Liquorice (not thàt sal ammoniac but as we call it in Dutch: zoethout). Honey. A little peppery and spicy

Finish

Mouthfilling. Very intens and peppery. After that very sweet but a little bitterness remains.

Comments

This is really a very good and tasteful UNPEATED Caol Ila, unlike the 12 yo version. That one really is certainly NOT unpeated.

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mmaclean

posted 11 Jan. 2012

"The second edition of Caol Ila`s excellent 8yo unpeated single malt,
originally bottled in 2007 at a whopping 64.9%. That`ll put hairs on
your chest."
TWE

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

Willie JJ

posted 12 Sep. 2011

Willie JJ gave this whisky 90 points

Color

Yellow gold

Nose

Vanilla at first, but lots of citrus asserts itself. Lemons and Kiwis. A spot of Water makes it fresher and more hay-like. More and its citrussy again.

Taste

Amazing delivery dries the palate. Resinous and spicy. Water softens it.

Finish

Waves of creme caramel. Super, but not long. Water lengthens the finish amazingly. Suddenly it reminds me of the Glenmorangie artisan cask.

Comments

Lacks the peat that appeared on last years unpeated CI and is better for it. I'm always the last to admit this but a spot of water turns this dram from something great into something really excellent.

It's better to have drunk it all than never to have drunk at all.

Feusi

posted 12 Jul. 2011

Feusi gave this whisky 80 points

A murderer in the glass, bourbon style Caol Ila and really unpeated. Without water, just not drinkable, the 65v% simply turn off your brain. The smallest drop numbs the tongue. You should not be save with water , it`s worth it.

Lafroy

posted 16 May. 2011

Lafroy gave this whisky 84 points

Color

Pale straw

Nose

Nose gives the sense of power and young age. A lot of fruit and citrus notes, vanilla, toffee, dried fruits, cherry, ozone and freshness.

Taste

It´s very sweet, condense, and lightly sour with lemon and tangerine in the aftertaste. It´s definitely fresh and completely free of smoke.

Finish

Long with a lot of sweetness, nuts in honey and citrus notes.

alectron

posted 11 Jan. 2011

alectron gave this whisky 72 points

Color

Pale straw

Nose

Quite a bit of vanilla (vanillin baking powder) & a bit of tobacco and leather. (78) With water - cellulose, artificial sweetness. (65)

Taste

Fruity (the first that came to mind was pears) with some wood & spices following closely behind. (82) With water - hardly any wood to speak of anymore, the bit that was there that seemed spicy disappears into perfumed sweetness. (64)

Finish

not long, but quite pleasant & the alcohol attacks a lot less than I would have expected with around 65%. (80). W water (64)

Comments

Does not take water well and seems to fall apart quickly to become spirit and a dilluted syrup-y sweetness.

Remember - whisky scores and impressions are highly subjective and situational by nature - so don't go and buy whisky according to someone else's taste...

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