Caol Ila 2001 19 yo Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange August 4, 2021Gal Granov 0 Today we’re about to taste another TWE Exclusive – this time A 2001 Caol Ila single malt from indie bottler Gordon & MacPhail, matured in […]
Caol Ila 13 yo 2006 Innaguaral release (Vintage- Whisky) August 22, 2020August 22, 2020Gal Granov 0 Vintage Whisky is an Israeli Importer of whisky & Rum, owned by two members of a local FB drinks group I am the co-admin and […]
Review : Caol Ila 2009, 7 Year Old, Carn Mor – TWE Exclusive February 21, 2017February 21, 2017Gal Granov 0 The third Exclusive bottled for TWE is a young Caol Ila bottled by Carn Mor: Carn Mor is a limited-edition range from independent bottler Morrison […]
Caol Ila 2005, Cask Strength, G&M November 18, 2016November 18, 2016Gal Granov 2 I was reading a tasting note for this whisky on twitter, and I was quite surprised someone (nevermind who) was describing it as “Smooth” on […]
Caol Ila 17 year old Unpeated– #Diageo Special Rel. 2015 January 12, 2016January 13, 2016Gal Granov 0 Going back and tasting a few of the remaining SR 2015.. This Caol Ila is the second affordable whisky of the range (after the excellent […]
Oldies Goldies : Caol Ila 27yo, 1984, 56.1% – Signatory for LMDW August 25, 2013August 27, 2013Gal Granov 1 Caol Ila. Most thing of them as “that boring, newbies peated malt from Diageo”. While they are big, there are CI’s and there are CIs. […]
Some smoke – Kintra – Coal Ila 1984 25 yo Single Cask May 20, 2011May 22, 2011Gal Granov 0 This is the first Kintra bottling tasting note, with more to follow. This one was distilled in 1984, Aged in an Ex-Bourbon Hogshead , Cask […]
Tasting the new Caol Ila ‘Moch’ March 25, 2011March 28, 2011Gal Granov 10 It was only a question of time until Diageo’s turn to hop on the NAS bandwagon, and release an expression with a nice Gaelic sound […]
Tasting Coal Ila 1995 bottled by A.D Rattray February 22, 2011February 22, 2011Gal Granov 4 Caol Ila is the biggest distillery on the isle of Islay, home of all things good and peaty. It’s one of the less hyped distilleries, […]
Quick Dram : Coal Ila “Unpeated Style” 2009 March 25, 2010Gal Granov 11 So, an Unpeated Caol Ila? Really? Isn’t it an Oxymoron? Well, it is not, apparently. This is the sort of question many people have been […]