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Surprisingly vibrant and medicinal for a 15-year-old Caol Ila, this release by Gordon & MacPhail stands out between all the young, sometimes pre-teen Caol Ila we've seen in recent years.
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Torsten Paul Whisky Company has teamed up with Roger's Whisky Company for a collaboration slash showdown between the two of them. This is a battle between two octave matured Caol Ila.
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Mental images of Ardbeg sample bottles kept popping up, but this turned out to be a rather tasty Caol Ila from Càrn Mòr.
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Watt Whisky plans on releasing 3 or 4 batches per annum. And if the median quality of this first batch is anything to go by, it promises great things for the future.
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A mature example of a young-ish Caol Ila, this is a great pick by Torsten and surprisingly affordable—I've seen Caol from the late 2000s go for much higher prices.
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Caol Ila is consistent... and consistently good. Now to some that makes this distillery boring. To me that means they're doing something very right.
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Most of the Caol Ila releases for Feis Ile from the last few years were relatively young (from what I remember). This year's edition is an exception though.
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A WhiskyNerds release always gets the juices flowing. This time around they bottled a 28yo Caol Ila from a refill Oloroso sherry cask.
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It's been five years since I first launched Words of Whisky! Time for some reflection, and to taste a few awesome whiskies...
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It's Wednesday, and that means it's time to review another one of the "Poisenous Frog Series" from The Daily Dram. This Caol Ila is not only bourbon matured, but also—quite obviously—heavily peated.
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I received a sample (thanks Tom!) of this Caol Ila a while back, and since I can't tell you much about it, we'll just dive right in.
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Providing you love whisky, and don't live under a rock, you must've heard about Gordon & MacPhail's revamp of their Connoisseurs Choice range. This week I'll take a closer look at some of their new whiskies, starting with this Caol Ila.
