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Caol Ila 28 Year Old / 1983 / The Octave Duncan Taylor;) Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Duncan Taylor Bottling The Octave collection respresents the finest Single Malt & Single Grain Scotch Whiskies, invigorated by 3 months maturation in reconstructed ex sherrywood octave casks. Read More » Currently out of stock
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Awarded 85 points- Whisky Fun by Serge Colour: gold. Nose: this one as well is rather richer than the ‘average’ Caol Ila, with rather more maple syrup and vanilla crème than usual. I have to confess I find this kind of tweaking pleasant and successful, especially because there are also great notes of passion fruits and mangos that hint at old Bowmores (1960s), because of the way they synchronise with the peat. Some mint as well. Mouth: same comments. Sure I tend to like natural old CIs better but there’s no obvious feeling of ‘botoxication’ here, as if the malt nicely digested the additional oak treatment. Finish: right, the oak’s a tad too loud now in my opinion, with green tannins that make it all a little biting. Strong green tea and chlorophyll. Comments: I’d make the same comments as for cask #3625. Some parts are very great (nose) while some others are maybe a little more difficult (finish). Opinions opinions… SGP:576 - 85 points.
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