COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Caol Ila.
BOTTLER: Douglas Laing.
BOTTLING SERIE: Provenance - Coastal Collection.
DISTILLED: 2011
BOTTLED: 2018
STATED AGE: 6 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
CASKNUMBER: DL 12615.
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 405
STRENGTH: 48% Vol.
The nose opens big and abundantly sweet, with loads of Islay peat evident. The palate mouth-coats in dulcet style with soot, ash and coal dust all evident. These flavours all come through on the finish, plus later tar and iodine.