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24Q1 - CAOL ILA 11 yo, 2011 - Signatory Vintage [Signatory bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
Dark maple-orangey color, lovely |
Greasiness from a sizzling steak with a wisp of the smoke |
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Hand-rolled Miami cigar and Memphis style BBQ |
Comforting friend |
When cut this one becomes less smoky and ash dominant and opens up to its Caol Ila heritage of an elegant, lightly smoky, sweet and spicy BBQ loveliness. |
24Q1-Norse
March 9th, 2024 |
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15Q1 - CAOL ILA 12 Distiller Edition Double Matured [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Lakeview |
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Like the nose better than the Caol Ila 12 yo |
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Really like this...it is what the Caol Ila 12 traditional aspires to be. |
15Q1-Lakeview
March 7th, 2015 |
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05Q3 - CAOL ILA 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Salty, woody butter |
Light |
Pepper |
Warm and long, a little hot |
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05Q3-Tao
October 1st, 2005 |
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Bop |
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Light Peat |
Light |
Light breezy |
Smooth, smart |
Too light for an 'Islay' experience |
05Q3-Tao
October 1st, 2005 |
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Irving |
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Campfire, light, little hot |
Thin |
Woody, immature, raw grassy |
Minty, raw smoke |
Needs more age |
05Q3-Tao
October 1st, 2005 |
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Lakeview |
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Grassy, Smokey, Salty |
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A brief burst of pepper and heat |
Rather smooth compared to the rest of the experience |
After Brother Bop's convincing argument, I thought this was Caol Ila as well, but thought it was the 18 year expression because of the fairly smooth finish... |
05Q3-Tao
October 1st, 2005 |
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VIlle |
Light gold |
Peat, wood, smoke |
Solid, firm |
Warm, soft, mellow |
Short, tart |
Islay is special!!! |
05Q3-Tao
October 1st, 2005 |
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15Q1 - CAOL ILA 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Lakeview |
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Interesting, I'd buy it at its current price point but not rushing to buy it vs. others available between $55 and $60. A bit of a letdown relative to the preceding 4 whiskys tasted tonight. |
15Q1-Lakeview
March 7th, 2015 |
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20Q3 - CAOL ILA 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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Strong beautiful nose smoky peaty galore |
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Lovely and delicious. |
Not terribly sophisticated or amazing but enjoyable |
Caol Ila is a great distillery. Period. From 12 to 30 and everything in between. This was a highlight. |
20Q3-Bluff
September 26th, 2020 |
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21Q4 - CAOL ILA 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Lemon creme peaty nose |
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21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2012 |
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Bop |
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Light lemon with some peaty smoke |
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Fresh cracked black pepper, sweet ending |
Light sweet fade, should be more a companion |
Inventory drain starting to hurt Caol Ila too?!? |
21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2012 |
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Lakeview |
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Least favorite nose so far |
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Salt, Liked much better after a palate cleanser |
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21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2012 |
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20Q1 - CAOL ILA 15 Unpeated - 2018 Special Release [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bass |
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Honey and pine |
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More pine, apples, and spice cake |
A touch of menthol with some alcohol affects from the cask strength |
Inspired by a rainy afternoon and a desire to walk through a pine forest |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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19Q3 - CAOL ILA 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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07Q1 - CAOL ILA 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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17Q4 - CAOL ILA 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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B Funk |
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Peaty, smoky |
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Long, warm, Comfortably Numb |
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Badger |
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Rich |
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Cigar |
Lingering, long |
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Balgam |
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Pasty |
Woody peat |
Smokey smooth |
Smokey |
Best one so far. Peat! |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bass |
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Light and floral |
? |
Pepper |
Cigar |
B Funk - Comfortably Numb |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bluff |
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Peat, smoke |
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Salty, pepper |
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Beautiful |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Bop |
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Smoky peaty earthy lovely |
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Meaty savory |
Smoky |
Classic profile. Comfortably Numb. |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Hoopie |
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Smoke |
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Cinnamon |
Perfect warming winter scotch |
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Lakeview |
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Peaty |
Freddie Freeloader |
Spicy |
Starts strong and finishes well |
Amazing |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Rambler |
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Classic |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Tao |
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Smoke |
Sophia Vergara |
Spicy Peat Smoke Orange |
Trails off like a contrail |
Fave so far |
17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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Ville |
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Smoky |
Solid smooth |
Peat. Salt. |
Warm. Peppery. |
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17Q4-Lakeview
December 28th, 2017 |
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09Q1 - CAOL ILA 24 yo [Douglas Laing bottling at Standard Strength] |
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11Q2 - CAOL ILA 25 yo [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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Oceany smoky fun |
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Luscious smoke and smooth peat |
Had a small amount so went cask and it was a bit hot |
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11Q2-Lakeview
June 4th, 2011 |
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24Q2 - CAOL ILA 25 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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25Q1 - CAOL ILA 25 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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liquid diesel fuel, delicate, peat breaking into citrus, peppery Gouda |
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fruit, ashtray, smoke |
this expression flowed and took us on a journey. It tells a story. |
NOTE: consensus note from the group and not specifically Bop. There was sheer joy folks were having with this one. Similar to the Talisker 25. |
25Q1-Bop
March 8th, 2025 |
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00Q2 - CAOL ILA 7 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
Silvery |
Ammonia |
Choppy (powdery) |
Strong - confused |
Bitter, sticky ascendant in direction |
The 1st scotch I ever had that required a cleansing.
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |
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Centennial |
White |
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Full |
Pungent
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |
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Cyclone |
Light silky / marbled |
Plain - salty this time |
Young |
Milky feathery |
Easygoing, long salty aftertaste
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |
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Irving |
Colorless |
Like grain alcohol |
Hot, single dimensional |
Full mouth, spring flowers |
Sits there
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |
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Lakeview |
"Sprite" |
Weak/light |
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Pixy Stix |
Nice - Woodsy / Juicy sticky |
Interesting - really light. I'd love the 10 year probably.
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |
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Tao |
Pale white |
Slight |
Kate Moss |
Very smooth with alcohol |
Sharp
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00Q2-Lakeview
May 26th, 2000 |