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Caol Ila - 16YO, Feis Ile 2020, 53.9%
Caol Ila - 16YO, Feis Ile 2020, 53.9%
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Caol Ila
Caol Ila 16YO, Feis Ile 2020, 53.9%
Type : Single malt whisky
Bottled : 2020
Cask Type : Refill Bourbon, then finished in Amoroso-treasted hogshead
Age : 16YO
Strength : 53.9% vol.
Content : 700ml
Whiskybase: 88.6 pts (104 votes as at 2021.6.4)
Peat & Sherry seems to have become a trend recently. Many Peat & Sherry releases command slightly higher prices...,
And after an 8-year-old Sherry Caol Ila won the MMA award this year, whiskies connecting Young Caol Ila and Sherry casks have gained more attention.
Among them, the 16YO released by Caol Ila for this year's Feis Ile is also related to Sherry casks (released in 2016, 2017, 2019 as well).
Amoroso is a sweet Oloroso, sometimes called Cream (it is suggested that Cream was the original name given to the English market).
It's not very common; the most familiar example is perhaps the Talisker Distiller's Edition.
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Online tasting note for reference:
Nose:
Some prickle at first and a sweet top note. Water brings up antiseptic notes reminiscent of carbolic soap.
Palate:
At natural strength, rich and thick in texture with an immediately very sweet, powerful taste. The spiciness of stem ginger and deep fruitiness, backed by faint smoke. Good at natural strength and softened with a drop of water, a deliciously sweet and gingery dram.
Finish:
Rich, long and lasting. Leaves a delicious aftertaste.

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