Caol Ila 1983

Overall rating
91.67/100
votes
423
Whiskybase ID
WB58218
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Diageo Special Releases 2014
Vintage
1983
Bottled
2014
Stated Age
30 years old
Casktype
Refill American & European Oak
Number of bottles
7638
Strength
55.1 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code
L4259DQ0000 50078995
Barcode
5000281038728
Added on
21 sep 2014 11:45 am by GLEN MAUR
Non-chillfilteredCask Strength
Overall rating
91.67/100
votes
423

Average value

€ 1042.17

Whisky reviews for Caol Ila 1983

93 users have left 100 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 91.67 points.

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  1. peatbogger scored this whisky 94 points Specialist

    A wonderful sample from Slàinte Mhath.
    Spent almost 30 minutes just nosing.
    The finish is exceptionally lipsmacking.
    • Nose
      92 92
      First off after pouring there is light smoke with a twist of peat to it.
      Not young agressive peat, but rather dignified in it's presence. Not sure if this diminish over time, or if it just was the plethora of other aromas that made me push it to the back of my mind.
      You can tell there is some age to it.
      Every time I put my nose in it I seemed to pick up something new. Just to have a hard time picking it up again.
      There's apples, there's lemon. There's salt, there's pure soil. There's leather and there's wood.
      One note I managed to find the sweet spot to detect was that of "Romeo y Julieta" cigar wrapper.
      One of my favourit cigar brands, mild but full of flavour.
      Sofisticated complex is what it is.
    • Taste
      94 94
      Arrives in a cloud of smoke.
      A blast of salty liqorice and asphalt.
      Going into a citric fruityness.
      Build up of peppery spice with a dry ash note.
      Neat it has just the right punch for its richness.
    • Finish
      97 97
      Definetely long. Spicy warmth clinging for some time.
      Most prominent to me is salty hickory smoked bacon with a sweet dark berry jam.

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