The 2018 release of the 2006 vintage bottling of Caol Ila's sensational Distiller's Edition. Double maturation – the latter part of which takes place in Moscatel casks – lends Caol Ila's massive and distinctive smoky, ashy character a ripe, fruity sweetness making for an incredibly complex and rewarding dram.
Serving Suggestion: Best served with a little water so the fragrant smokiness comes singing through.
Nose: Wonderfully concentrated pure, clean Caol Ila – peaty and medicinal, with rich fruit, spicy and fragrant. With water, the fragrant smokiness comes singing through.
Palate: Sweet maltiness strike first, then overwhelmed by peat smoke, intense, crisp flavours, and cinnamon spice. Caol Ila’s signature smoky bonfires are here and build to quite a size. Overall, drying, in a beautifully balanced, complex, elegant development with cinnamon spice.
Finish: Long, rounded, robust and multi-layered.