cold campfire smoke; spicy; Marshmallow sweetness; Citrus notes; earthy-musky echoes; maritime note; some vanilla; Wood glue; Sawdust

vigorous; peppery-spicy; fresh citrus notes; salty maitim; earthy notes; smoky

long; earthy-spicy; Pepper; Citrus; ashy smoke

The complexity is very high, which the pastel color does not suggest from the start. The following notes come into their own: light smokehouse smoke, earth, vanilla, peat, wood and wood glue.

Very malty and spicy and sweet. Allspice and nutmeg.
Pepper comes into its own with water.

The finish is reminiscent of a newly built roof structure with fresh glue. Herbs can be heard in the background. The sweetness is no longer so clear.

Seabreeze all over the place. Smoke on the beach.

Strong, medicinal, salty. With water, lemon.

Long, salty, earthy.

This is barely more colored than Lagavulin 12. 

Woodsmoke and very vivid freshly cut grapefruit. Some salinity and ever so little rockiness but the grapefruit really dominates the bouquet. Citrus is of course one of Caol Ila's signature markers but this is all in its own category. You sometimes find these Caol Ilas where the fruitiness has gone completely overboard and they are always a riot. A very clean profile too, no soot or ash. 

With water the freshness just increases. 

Compared to Port Askaig 25 and MacKillop's Caol Ila 1979 34yo in glasses next to it, this one does not have any of those 'odd' and slightly greasy aromas that I think are found in CI up until at least 1985, so by about 1995 they are just completely gone. I wonder what the cutoff year is, or how this works in general since they seem fainter in 1980s stuff than in '70s...?With water it just gets cleaner, and more marine with the citrus also coming out stronger.

Neat: Salted liquorice, nicely age-worn wood that just sits there and supports everything instead of stealing the show, and quite a bit of peat. Citrus is very prominent here but feels more like grapefruit than CI's usual lemon. Water really brings this one together. I suggest adding a few teaspoons, not just a drop.

Neat: Too fleeting, probably on account of the high strength. With water it hangs around. Mostly tar and wood, but in a well balanced mix. 

D: Zarter Rauch, eine kräftige Meeresbrise, geriebene Grapefruit- und Zitronenschalen, hintergründig etwas Nussiges

E: Decent smoke, a strong sea breeze, grated grapefruit and lemon peel, a faint nuttiness

D: Stark! Die Frische von Zitrusfrüchten, salzige Gischt, perfekt balanciert mit Holzrauch und einer leichten Pfeffrigkeit. Die Jahre im Fass haben für dezente Noten und Komplexität gesorgt, und dennoch ist der Ci7 jugendlich-frisch.

E: Whoa! The freshness of citrus fruits, sprays of seawater, perfectly balanced with wood smoke and a pepperiness. All the years in the barrel have added subtile notes and complexity, yet the Ci7 is youthfully fresh.

D: Lang, rauchig und dennoch frisch. 

E: Long, smoky, yet fresh.