It strikes me as landing somewhere in between my bottle of Cragganmore 40 year (G&M Secret Stills 2.2) and what I would imagine a 35 year old Caol Ila tasting like. Most of the flavors, except the oak, are fairly subtle, but it’s fun to tease out the complexity. This is a strong B+ for me, perhaps A- if I had more time to spend with it. If you’re familiar with the standard Caol Ila bottlings, I’m talking more of a CI 18 profile than CI 12. As with my initial whiff from the sample bottle, I’m once again reminded of old Caol Ila. As the tropical fruit leaves the nostrils, it’s replaced by subtle ashy smoke and malt, and a hint of citrus again. More oak grips the tongue on the fairly long finish. As it hits the back of the palate, I get a mild tropical fruit sensation. The grass and barley come more to the fore, overcoming some of that strong butterscotch sweetness on the nose. It’s very dry, but not to the point of feeling like your tongue is completely shriveling up. Funny, I just barely notice the ashy smoke that hit me out of the sample bottle. I’m also getting some grass or barley, and a hint of citrus. The direct oak gives way to other oak-related flavors – first vanilla, then right past the vanilla to full-on butterscotch. American/bourbon oak…not a hint of sherry cask scents to be found. There is definitely a strong oak presence leading the way on the nose. Let’s allow the sawdust to settle and revisit in 5-10 minutes… Whoa! Upon first pouring the sample into a glass and taking a few whiffs to introduce myself, I was smacked upside the nose and through the sinus with overpowering oak. I’ve learned, though, that the way scents are pushed through tiny sample bottle openings can be very misleading. Hmm…nothing at all like any Jura I’ve ever tried. I was immediately surprised by a light peat presence that reminded me of an old Talisker or Caol Ila. Whisky Foundation will never pass any personal information on to any third party apart from aforementioned “service providers.” Unless you check the box instructing your browser to remember your username and password these cookies will be deleted when you close your browser.I stuck the sample bottle up to my nose to see what flavors hit me first. This information is needed in order to make your visit simple and more efficient. In addition, when placing an order the cookies will capture your first and last names, your email address and your customer ID. Primarily we use cookies for the sole purpose of monitoring traffic, e.g., the IP address from which you access the site the location (country) from which you access the site the type of browser and operating system used to access the site the date and time of your access to the site the pages you visit the Internet address of the website from which you accessed the site to log repeat visitors for statistical and analytical purposes to track interaction with online advertising (e.g., to monitor the number of times that a banner ad is displayed and the number of times it is clicked) and to compile and report to third parties aggregate statistics about our users in terms of numbers, traffic patterns and related site information.Ģ. Like most websites, this site uses “cookies” (small data files that our server sends to your browser when you visit the site) to gather and store information about your visit to our website.
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