Caledonian "The Cally" 40 (2015 Diageo Special Releases) Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Caledonian "The Cally" 40 (2015 Diageo Special Releases)

Added on Monday, Jan 25, 2016 at 10:28 PM

Bottler:

Age:	40 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Grain
ABV:	53.30 %	Region:	Lowlands
Price:	$1350	Availability:	Specialty Stores

5060 bottles Refill American oak hogsheads

Pricing is average in US.

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Smells like good gum, Mounds, maybe Almond Joy, 2x4's.

P: Lots of oak and marshmallow and... something.

F: Burnt pastic?

Adam

Toasted coconut party. Great example of a great single grain whisky. B/B+

Sku

A pure bourbon nose was matched at first sip with sweet bourbon caramel, turning spicy and then ending with a taste of honey (tasting much sweeter than wine). The late honey on the palate gave it an almost Canadian Whisky type of profile, but like the best Canadian Whisky ever. The finish was drier with spice and coconut. It was sweet and delicious and fun to drink.

B+/A-

Josh

NOSE

Caramel, toasted grain, vanilla, waxy fruit, Tootsie Rolls and spice with a light bit of butterscotch and a bit of coconut. Water brings out the coconut in a big way.

PALATE

Caramel, toasted grains, dill, vanilla, waxy fruit, Tootsie Rolls and spice with more light wood and coconut. Here too water pulls the coconut up to a prominent position.

FINISH

Medium fade of caramel, wood, vanilla, dilly spice and coconut.

- It's like a combination of bourbon and scotch that was cut with coconut water, which is equal parts interesting and weird. I’ll definitely be revisiting at the LAWS bar in the future to see how time and air treats it and if it’s worth an updated score. -

Fuji

Coconut oil, perfume, old wood, vanilla oil, burnt marshmallow. Dry bitter finish

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