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Caol Ila 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky | 43% vol | 70cl | Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Neat & Over Ice | Mellow | Golden | Charred & Sweetly Smoky Scottish Whisky

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The Caol Ila single malt brand was revived in 2002 however, with the re-introduction of a 12 year old distillery bottling, alongside this 18 year old and a cask strength release. While there are some appealing aspects, this has an airiness that makes me fear that it might be underpowered due to the dilution.

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A weekly digest of wine industry news, upcoming events, food and wine pairings, auction highlights and more - straight to your inbox every weekend. I have also found that any sulphur notes become much more pronounced with oxygen thus a single cask Ardbeg went from being ‘meaty’ to tasting like neat balsamic vinegar. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e. You hereby represent and warrant that you are authorized to make any Contributions, that your Contributions and the use by us will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. Further, deliberate or undeliberate manipulation of information on the Service (such as ratings), any activity with the intent to influence such information, value or reviews on products (e.We have the right to ask you to provide proof of your age and/or to provide further identification to prevent underage usage and/or for any other legal or legitimate purpose. However, the greater cask contact in a barrel means the first-fill oak has a bit too much influence here as well, making it more one-dimensionally sweet than I would like.

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