Caol Ila 1992 Signatory Cask Strength Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Caol Ila 1992 Signatory Cask Strength

Added on Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:53 PM

Bottler:

Signatory

Age:	15 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1992	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	57.90 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$65	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Distilled 02/06/1992 Bottled 15/03/2008 (UK dating)

Matured in a Hogshead 268 bottles

Cask no. 08/131

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose is medicinal and smokey. The palate is like the nose, though more medicine/iodine/bandages than smoke. That's a bit nontraditional for a Caol Ila in my experience, typically a campfire-type smoke is what dominates, and the smoke behind the antiseptic stuff here is more of a restrained, less spicy type. Water accentuates a pleasant sweetness and tames the flames.

Chris

N: Smokey peat reek, as expected. A little charcoal, baby powder, and grass (the legal kind).
P: Same theme on the palate, nothing stellar to report here for an Islay, but favors well against all single malts. [Some might say such a comparison is silly, unfair, or biased, but I don't care. I can say whatever I want. Tacopants. See, that isn't even a real word. Who's gonna stop me?] Pleasantly sweet and full flavored.
F: Gets slightly sooty in the finish, a minor detraction (to me). Very very long.
Overall a solid bottling.

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