The 2016 offering of Diageo’s super popular Caol Ila Distillers Edition.
This time round the bottling takes Caol Ila’s distinctive grassy and smoky peated spirit (distilled in 2004) and finishes it in Moscatel dessert wine casks. This gives the spirit a wonderful sweetness and depth of flavour.
Drinkers should expect smoky maritime peat notes, with fudgy vanilla, white grape, stone fruit and sultanas. The extra kick in proof to 43% ABV benefits this dram considerably, allowing the flavours to take hold.
This bottling features a gold accented label, plus a mysteriously themed presentation box that evokes the hazy peat bogs of Islay.
Top quality stuff from this marvellous distillery.