Caol Ila, Rare Series, 1983, 42 Year Old, 1983

This astonishing Rare Series icon is an impressive Caol Ila. Rich in texture and taste, it was matured in refill American Oak hogsheads. Their subsequent marriage in European Oak puncheons has smoothly rounded the mouth-filling texture and robust taste. Mellow aromas create a lightly meaty and smoky impression, backed by traces of cream cheese and faintly cleansing notes, which evoke an old-fashioned dairy. The taste begins sweet and fruity, becoming saltier and lightly drying as its smoky-spicy power spreads across the palate. Gloriously sweet and smoky, the finish leaves the tongue tingling. Savour every drop of this rounded single malt.