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Caol Ila 2001 GM

Overall rating
87.14/100
votes
158
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling serie
Private Collection
Vintage
29.08.2001
Bottled
14.04.2015
Calculated age
13 years old
Casktype
18 months Hermitage Wine Casks Finish
Number of bottles
3600
Strength
45.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code
14/04/15 150194
Added on
04 May 2015 3:42 pm by Pxrider
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Caol Ila 2001 GM
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Caol Ila 2001 GM
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Caol Ila 2001 GM
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Caol Ila 2001 GM
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Caol Ila 2001 GM
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Whisky Reviews for Caol Ila 2001 GM

44 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.14 points

  1. Magnus Hillman scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Wonderful dram. Good balance, lot of flavors that come in layers. Thanks to Mathias Nilsson for the sample.

    (Rating interval 86-88)
    • Nose
      Heavy peat smoke and lot of fruits, fresh fruits, plenty with herbals as well, thyme and sage, even some celery and sea salt.
    • Taste
      Sweet and measured arrival, salt and peat smoke to back up the sweets. More pepper comes into the development with more intense peat smoke that goes into the finish. Mineral, grapes, fresh plums and leather.
    • Finish
      The peat smoke dominates, but there is also the herbal notes from the nose, sweet mint and again sea salt. 

  2. ffmdino did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    I think the smoke is too dominant
    I did not notice anything from the barrel
    Earth and red beets neeeeeee
    • Nose
      Smoke, leukotape, butter ?, sand
      later slightly vanilla, nutty, red fruit
    • Taste
      soft and silky on the palate
      Red beet, earthy, oak, spicy, smoke, (sea) salt
    • Finish
      medium to long
      Oak, bitter, smoke,

  3. rpvdwel scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      87 87

  4. Dris scored this whisky 91 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      91 91
    • Taste
      90 90
    • Finish
      88 88

  5. Jackson05 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    N: soft ashy peat, sulfur, strawberries and cream, tart raspberries, black licorice
    T: a bit weak right off the bat, creamy, ashy strawberry/raspberry fading. Not enough punch. Like you put too much water in
    F: great flavours of lemon, ash, strawberries again, but very weak, just leaves you wanting more.

    86/100

  6. lachaineduwhisky did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    Enthusiasm Nose and mouth 3/5 Final 4/5 Whisky n ° 1664
    • Nose
      Typical ash peat, fresh with a hint of sulfur. Fruit jam. With the opening, it becomes more confusing.
    • Taste
      Soft, supple and balanced, we find fruit jam. Peat and less present at the end of the mouth.
    • Finish
      Late arrival of spices that complete the panorama. Leave a very beautiful impression. A very easy dram.

  7. ctu scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    Good Caol Ila, especially the nose. Because of the character, he would have had a cask strength.
    • Nose
      Peat, sweet and sour fruits, salt, spices, camphor and smoke.
    • Taste
      Oaky, bittersweet, vividly acidic. Sweet fruits, cinnamon and chili. Camphor and herbals.
    • Finish
      Medium length, smoky, ashy, oaky.

  8. pianoman scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Log fire, green apples, bright grapes. A trace of Dijon mustard. Some leather and hay.
    • Taste
      Round and sweet. Honey, light grapes, pears. Then nuts, dark chocolate and ashes.

  9. ColdAesthetics scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Very nice and interesting station wagon, probably. a little more power desired.
    • Nose
      Smoked and peat notes, light Parma ham but not as strong as in Kilchoman or Ardmore sometimes, with sour strawberry, plum, malt, vanilla
    • Taste
      Peat sweetness and bacon, strangely stronger and peatier than Caol Ila itself (without finish), berries, dried strawberries, grapes, some oak, gentle salt notes, oily as usual by Caol Ila
    • Finish
      Medium long, peat & grape sweetness remain

  10. HunterRomario scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    Tasting during XI. tasting BR and now again after a long time. My overall score is the average of both tastings. Excellent Caol Ila, according to my notes, the best of the eight whiskys from this distillery. That envy was beneficial to her and added to her expression. You can see the results directly from the BR tasting here: http://whisky.nethar.cz/forum/viewtopic ... 8 & start = 10
    • Nose
      Sweet-sour peat. The influence of wine is noticeable, it adds to fruit peat fruit fruity, I like it. The swollen rubber scent reminds the wheels of the Mercury kit. A little stiffness, earthy, but sour and overgrown fruit (gooseberry) is well balanced. Occasionally, some peppermint chocolate. (89 b)
    • Taste
      Oily, at first soft, a lot of greasy acuminates. After softness comes spice and acidity, it goes into peat and the end is dominated by crunch and ash. At the end it is already dry. (89 b)

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