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Caol Ila 13 Year (2008), Douglas Laing for K&L
Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Caol Ila. Bottler: Douglas Laing. Region: Scotland/Islay Single Malt. ABV: 56.9%. Cask Strength. Age: 13 Years. Distilled in Sept. 2008. Bottled in Oct. 2021. Cask type: Refill Butt. Nose: Acrid, sweet, and salty; butterscotch and caramel with brine, charcoal, bruised tropical fruits; notions of diesel and leather polish in the background with dry…
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Islay Distilleries
Recently, I visited Islay (pronounced I La) in the Inner Hebrides, a 25-minute plane journey from Glasgow. I was there to visit seven of the distilleries on the island. The basics of each of the distillery tours was the same in that the process for producing the whisky was described in great detail and visitors had the chance to inspect the various containers used at each stage of the process.…
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I know what I am
But I don't give a damn
Fish swim, birds fly
Daddies yell, mamas cry
Old men sit and think
I drink
Round 20
Date: 5/23/2018
Bottles:
Signatory - Ben Nevis 25, 1991
Ledaig 19 Masala Cask Finish
Hepburn’s Choice - Caol Ila 5 yr
Shackleton Blended Malt
4 bottles! What a round. A blended Scotch even snuck its way in.
Signatory - Ben Nevis 25, 1991
A beautifully aged sherry-cask Scotch out of the highlands. Very sweet on the front, and opens up into a cornucopia of berries and stone fruits. This one may be too sweet for some, but I liked it.
Ledaig 19 Masala Cask Finish
A moderately peated offering from the Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull. The Masala finish on this helps round out the almost medicinal-style peat on the front. Peat likers will enjoy this.
Hepburn’s Choice - Caol Ila 5 yr
And peat likers will love this. A raw, copiously peaty offering. This is a campfire in a bottle and does not let up. High proof and refuses to fuck around.
Shackleton Blended Malt
A decidedly middle of the road scotch. This is an attempt to replicate whisky discovered amongst the bodies of a lost expedition to Antarctica at the turn of the 20th century. Old fashioned is the mood of this one. Woody. A library book. Maybe a dictionary. Fun for $40 but not really worth more than that.
Caol Ila never disappoints
Having left Islay this afternoon a nice memory in a Caol Ila 18yo
