Caol Ila 1993 Murray McDavid Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Caol Ila 1993 Murray McDavid

Added on Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008 at 04:35 PM

Bottler:

Murray McDavid

Age:	14 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1993	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	46.00 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$74	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Sherry casks. 1,200 bottles

Tasting notes on bottle state: Burnt orange, apricot, pear, honeysuckle, yellow gorse, raisins, smokey, briney.

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose is the typical Caol Ila smoke (sort of campfire-y wood smoke), plus a strong antiseptic aspect in a way that's unusual for this distillery. The palate is what the nose advertises -- smokey and very medicinal/antiseptic. Finish is long, charcoal-y, and still antiseptic. Not one for novices, I just don't think they'd like it. Title: "Burning Hospital In a Glass." You know, a fun burning hospital where nobody gets hurt... B

Retaste (blind): Nose is interesting, sterile bandages, medicinal. Palate has a yummy smokey-campfire thing going on, peppery. The style of smoke plus the pepper made me peg this as Caol Ila. B [Always reassuring when notes line up like this!]

Smokey antiseptic nose. Pleasant enough taste, but a little one-note. Average to short finish.

Dave

Sweet sherry and peaty nose with a hot but really easy-drinking palate. Something of a rubbery glue taste that puts me off slightly. Long to super long finish...or maybe it was the first dram of the night.....will need to re-taste.

Chris

BBQ ribs, big smoke n' peat, very sweet and very good.

Mike

Nose is paint. Palate is smoked salmon, nuts and spice. Finish is bitter dark chocolate and spice. Like this a lot.

Andy

Frisky, grassy, bitter , and youngish

Very thin and grapey, with a fruit punch finish.
Low viscosity + grape = almost wine?
Who cares? Solid stuff.

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