Caol Ila 12 Years
This Malt shimmers clear and whitegold. Tingly fresh aromas of sea salt transit to smoky turf of the island. Without a doubt an Island-Malt, even with the sweetness in the beginning. Pleasant, with a punch.
This Malt shimmers clear and whitegold. Tingly fresh aromas of sea salt transit to smoky turf of the island. Without a doubt an Island-Malt, even with the sweetness in the beginning. Pleasant, with a punch.
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| Caol Ila | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Salt:
Salt:
Ham:
Ham:
Malt:
Malt:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Herbs:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Mint:
Sherry:
Herb:
Nuts:
Chili:
Oil:
Pear:
Heather:
Honey:
Pear:
Chili:
Honey:
Mint:
Heather:
Herb:
Oil:
Green Apple:
Hay:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Orange:
Grass:
Grass:
Hay:
Lemon Peel:
Orange:
Green Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Lime:
Fig:
Cake:
Lime:
Fig:
Sherry:
Cake:
Apple:
Apple:
Grape:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Kiwi:
Dried Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Dried Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Kiwi:
Leather:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Banana:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Banana:
Floral:
Chocolate:
Peach:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Salt:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Nuts:
Malt:
Malt:
Oil:
Oil:
Ham:
Ham:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Sherry:
Honey:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Heather:
Lemon:
Sherry:
Lemon:
Chili:
Nuts:
Chili:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Apple:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Chocolate:
Grass:
Grass:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Lime:
Plum:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Lime:
Pear:
Almonds:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Clove:
Leather:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Mint:
Raisin:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit:
Green Apple:
Mint:
Clove:
Green Apple:
Melon:
Leather:
Floral:
Hay:
Floral:
Dark Chocolate:
Melon:
Grape:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Nuts:
Salt:
Salt:
Oil:
Oil:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Ham:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Lemon:
Heather:
Chili:
Heather:
Lemon:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Barley:
Lemon Peel:
Caramel:
Leather:
Leather:
Coffee:
Honey:
Caramel:
Barley:
Lemon Peel:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Floral:
Plum:
Mint:
Plum:
Wheat:
Grapefruit:
Cinnamon:
Pineapple:
Mint:
Floral:
Anis:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Grapefruit:
Ginger:
Pineapple:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.0
Rate
633
383
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
24. Oct 2021
20. Oct 2012
20. Oct 2012
12. Jan 2013
15. Mar 2011
16. Jan 2021
Many moons ago, it was a dram of Caol Ila 12 that ignited my passion for whisky, and what a journey it has been. Time to revisit my old friend! On the nose, puffs of twiggy bonfire smoke give way to green apples, lemon and briny hints of seawater. Heather honey, black olives and peppery oak spices drive the full-bodied and oily taste, always accompanied by well-integrated sooty salinity. Citrus fruits, subtle vanilla and complex tea notes linger in the long and peaty finish. I'm biased, I know, but this characterful Islay malt is still overlooked and underrated!
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
05. Aug 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: very oily medicinal, rough stuff
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: very oily medicinal, rough stuff
03. Apr 2016
Nosing:
The nose is peat/wood smoke and light antiseptic as well as grapefruit/citrus and slight saline/marine notes.
Taste:
Smoky and somewhat phenolic but also quite sweet compared to other Islay malts I've had. There's a salty tang that hits just before the finish.
Finish:
Medium length with lingering sweetness
Comment:
It can take a drop of water but not much.
Peated whiskies aren't generally my thing as far as preference goes, but the peat isn't so over the top as to put me off in the way that other bottles from Islay have in the past. The peat seems to be a bit more smoky than phenolic which I think does it for me.
The nose is peat/wood smoke and light antiseptic as well as grapefruit/citrus and slight saline/marine notes.
Taste:
Smoky and somewhat phenolic but also quite sweet compared to other Islay malts I've had. There's a salty tang that hits just before the finish.
Finish:
Medium length with lingering sweetness
Comment:
It can take a drop of water but not much.
Peated whiskies aren't generally my thing as far as preference goes, but the peat isn't so over the top as to put me off in the way that other bottles from Islay have in the past. The peat seems to be a bit more smoky than phenolic which I think does it for me.
06. Dec 2015
27. Mar 2021
