Review #294: Caol Ila Gordan & MacPhail 2005 11 year

    Islay - 11 - NCA  - NCF -  $100 If I had to guess - 59.1% 

Caol Ila is an Islay distillery owned by everybody's favorite corporate conglomerate Diageo.  I can't find any information on this bottle so I will just dive in.  

Color - Yellow Gold

Nose - Coal gas, sultana, 

Palate - Honey, citrus, ginger at first and the the peat hits - smoldering bon fire

Finish - Medium Long -Stone fruit, orange peel, and tar fades to citrus & diesel 

Overall - 6 - This is pretty basic dram, citrus and peat.  I would pass on a bottle but enjoying the sample. 

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I enjoyed it but will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.2

Standard Deviation 0.96

Skew 0.51

Kurtosis -0.28