And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
From the Gaelic meaning “Sound of Islay”. From Maltspedia (great site): “ Caol Ila 12 Year Old is the “civilised” face of Islay peat — the best argument that smoke and elegance are not mutually exclusive. The nose leads with clean industrial soot and cold bonfire ash, then green apple, lemon zest, and lime provide brightness, with brine, green olives, seaweed, and smoked bacon adding savoury depth, and heather honey, vanilla, and malted cereal softening the picture. The palate is oily and fresh at 43% — peat smoke, maritime salt, and black pepper arriving tangy before malt candy, toffee, and ripe pears reveal surprising sweetness, then tar, iodine, and boiled leather alongside mint and rosemary; the finish is long, closing on sooty ash, sea salt, milk chocolate, and faint tobacco. Matured in ex-bourbon casks, Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.” I am a fan of the Islays, and this one is in my top three.
62 years ago I consumed a whole 5th of Scotch Whiskey. For years I could not look at color magazine advert for scotch without feeling ill. Smelling it was even worse. To this day I shy away from it. A good Bourbon is my spirit of choice.
I was 18 in 1960 and in Edinburgh and also consumed a 5th...VAT 69! Talk about sick. But I remembered one of the codes of the West: "You have to get back up on the horse that throwed you" and so a few days later I was back to enjoying Scotch. ss
Never heard of or seen this brand before, but if the 14YO single malt Glenlivet (Costco $50.00) is any indication, probably pretty good.
ReplyDeleteAbout $123 750ml. Only checked one site and it was rated at 8.8 stars.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna stick with bourbon and Woodford Reserve.
I haven't had that bottling, but Caol Ila is my favorite single malt. Peaty but not overpowering.
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Maybe not my favorite (I'm partial to Laphroaig) but Caol Ila is always a good choice.
DeleteI shy away from Islay Scotch as I prefer Highland or Highland blends.
ReplyDeleteHad their expression of Royal Lochnagar, ordered from the island itself and it was fantastic to say the least. Worth the price paid, no regrets.
ReplyDeleteIf I still consumed alcohol, I would love to try this elixir.
ReplyDeleteFrom the Gaelic meaning “Sound of Islay”.
ReplyDeleteFrom Maltspedia (great site):
“ Caol Ila 12 Year Old is the “civilised” face of Islay peat — the best argument that smoke and elegance are not mutually exclusive. The nose leads with clean industrial soot and cold bonfire ash, then green apple, lemon zest, and lime provide brightness, with brine, green olives, seaweed, and smoked bacon adding savoury depth, and heather honey, vanilla, and malted cereal softening the picture. The palate is oily and fresh at 43% — peat smoke, maritime salt, and black pepper arriving tangy before malt candy, toffee, and ripe pears reveal surprising sweetness, then tar, iodine, and boiled leather alongside mint and rosemary; the finish is long, closing on sooty ash, sea salt, milk chocolate, and faint tobacco. Matured in ex-bourbon casks, Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.”
I am a fan of the Islays, and this one is in my top three.
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62 years ago I consumed a whole 5th of Scotch Whiskey. For years I could not look at color magazine advert for scotch without feeling ill. Smelling it was even worse. To this day I shy away from it. A good Bourbon is my spirit of choice.
ReplyDeleteI was 18 in 1960 and in Edinburgh and also consumed a 5th...VAT 69! Talk about sick. But I remembered one of the codes of the West: "You have to get back up on the horse that throwed you" and so a few days later I was back to enjoying Scotch. ss
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