Caol Ila - 16YO, Feis Ile 2020, 53.9%

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 - In recent years, it seems to have become a trend. Many Peat & Sherry works are priced a little higher...
And after an 8-year-old Sherry Caol Ila won this year's MMA awards, young Caol Ila works related to Sherry casks have received even more attention.
Among them, this year's Feis Ile Caol Ila 16YO, also related to Sherry casks, was released again (released in 2016, 2017, 2019).

Amoroso means sweet Oloroso, sometimes called Cream (it is said that Cream was originally the name given to the English market).
It is not very common, the most common is probably 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.