Caol Ila 1981/2012 Octave Cask f. Malts and More Duncan Taylor 52.9% vol. Sample 0.05l

Duncan Taylor has its roots in Glasgow, formerly a major broker in the whiskey market, Duncan Taylor is now established as an independent bottler.
A few years ago they moved to the Speyside, they founded their own warehouse, where malts from almost all Scottish distilleries from many decades can be found.

Tasting sample 50ml
(the small bottle in the photo)

Caol Ila - the Octave - specially bottled for Malts and More

Exclusive bottling of an Octave Casks for Malts and More.
Octave barrels have just a content of about 45-68 liters, with the result that a single barrel bottling does not produce many bottles - in this case, just 71 bottles.
Due to the small size of the Octave barrels, a whiskey can not spend long maturation here, the influence of the wood and its aromas is too big - "too much whiskey has too much contact with the barrel".

The Caol Ila matured for 30 years in a bourbon barrel, then the whiskey came for another three months in a sherry octave cask.
On the rich amber color you can clearly see what influence the small barrel in such a short time on the whiskey.

The result is a Caol Ila with its typical Islay notes, in addition there are very nice balanced fruit notes through the small Octave Cask:

Intense aromas of soot, damp ash, smoked meat, pepper and smoked herring.
In the taste peat, sandalwood, fresh fruit juice, Parma ham and licorice.


Data of bottling
Distilled: 20.05.1981
Bottled: 07.02.2012
Barrel Type: Sherry Octave Cask
Cask No .: 403198
Edition: 69 bottles
Cask-strength
Non-chillfiltered - not cold-filtered
Non-colored - no dyes