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We grant to registered Members a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Service and to view its contents (“License”). When that’s not possible, I try to linger as much as I can, stretching a single dram into an hour or more of sniffing and sipping. My problem with Caol Ila 18 and, indeed, the 12 is that they are underwhelming compared to their independently bottled counterparts. Tasting the 18 was truly a disappointment at the time, much like your experience, but a few months later I revisited the bottle and it was exceptional, and remains my favourite whisky to this day.
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I agree that we’re spoiled for independently bottled Caol Ila, both in terms of diversity and in terms of quality. Caol Ila is derived from Gaelic Caol Ìle for "Sound of Islay" in reference to the distillery's location overlooking the strait between Islay and Jura. Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. There are so many elements which have left their traces, but which don’t present themselves fully due to the low strength.We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. I found really peaty stuff mellowed and enjoyed/suffered a drop off in intensity after a few months. Regardless of whether the Service offers the functionality to contribute, you are solely responsible and liable for any content and information that you create, upload, post, publish, link to, duplicate, transmit, record, display or otherwise make available on the Service or to other Members, such as chat messages, text messages, videos, audio, audio recordings, music, pictures, photographs, text and any other information or materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (“Contributions”). Those of you in Britain will recognize the special resonance of this being the age of legal alcohol consumption, while those of us hitting this milestone in America need to make do with lottery tickets and cigarettes. A key component in numerous blends, including Johnnie Walker, Bulloch Lade and Black Bottle, Caol Ila remained for a long time overshadowed by its illustrious sister Lagavulin.
About The DistilleryPronounced “cull-eela”, this blender’s darling (and the largest-capacity distillery on tiny Islay) only became available as an official distillery-bottled single malt in a regular lineup in 2002, although it was founded in 1846. The video should provide you with a first impression of the whisky's taste and background details on the bottling. I have also found that any sulphur notes become much more pronounced with oxygen thus a single cask Ardbeg went from being ‘meaty’ to tasting like neat balsamic vinegar. That same vanilla-laden peat smoke is accompanied by a greater amount of wood sugars and caramelly (it’s a real word damn you, spellcheck) notes than younger Caol Ilas, and they meld harmoniously.Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. However I did have the thought that it may improve with oxidation and I would put it to the back of the cupboard for a while and come back to it. Unfortunately I won’t be able to revisit this Caol Ila (unless I can wheedle another dram out of Carl) but I am reasonably certain this bottle had been open for some time. If no such law exists in a Member’s country of residence, the Member has to be over 21 years old to use the Service.
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