Description

Fresh, sweetly fruity and smooth-bodied, Caol Ila (43% Alc) 12 Years Old single malt Scotch whisky is the color of pale straw, with a delicate balance of tastes. The clean, appetizing nose shows subtle citrus fruit with just a puff of smoke. Firm and smooth, it begins sweetly then yields a fragrant smokiness and a sweet-smoky, lingering finish.

Each expression of CAOL ILA reflects a special quality of the light at this remote Islay distillery, where sublime malt whiskies have been made for over a hundred & sixty years. Together they picture a day in its secret cove on the sound of Islay. The smoothness & fine balance of CAOL ILA 12 years old suggests the rounded shapes of the stills, softly outlined in a cloudy day's first glimpse of the sun. Fresh & fruity, it is a classic expression of the CAOL ILA character, first seen in 1846. Here are those spicy sea-air aromas & sweet smoky-dry flavors, elegantly with a clarity & balance that come from perfect maturation.