This Caol Ila 1983 is the first official 30 Year Old (as far as I know), bottled as part of the Special Releases 2014 . We’ve had a whole list of early 1980’s releases from independent bottlers, so we’re curious to see how the official release compares.
It is a mix of refill American and European oak.
Caol Ila 30 yo 1983 (55,1%, OB 2014, Special Release, 7638 btl.)
Nose: a maritime / medicinal version at first sight. Iodine impregnated gauze, seaweed, with some leather and soot. On a second level, there are rounder, fruitier notes: sweet lemon,...
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