CL1 Elements of Islay Speciality Drinks

Caol Ila 15 YO Unpeated Cask Strength: Another Islay treat!

I really like Caol Ila. One of my favourite Islay drams was an OB NAS CI cask strength that I believe I opened with @TAlexander in 2014. It was a 200 cc bottle. I have a couple stashed away, and I u…

Score 87/100

Caol Ila 2007 15 Year Old James Eadie RMW Amontillado 55.4%: Space Oddity

This was a bottling by IB's James Eadie for Royal Mile Whiskies. 15 years old and finished for 13 months in a refill amontillado sherry cask made of European oak. No info. on the casks of the prior near…

Score 81/100

Caol Ila 9 Year Old 2013 Smoking Buffalo: Spring Roll Sauce

We had to wait a long time for it (honestly, I thought that the series was coming to an end with number 10, bottled in 2018), but here it is: the Smoking Buffalo 11, in honor of the 2022 Cup Final win of…

Score 87/100