Caol Ila 2011 “Slainté” 4cl Sample – 58,0%

For 25 years now, the Flickenschild company from Itzehoe has been bringing its own whisky bottlings to the market. In addition to cooperations with other independent bottlers and original distillery bottlings, the company also repeatedly fills its own casks in Scotland.

After a total of 14 bottlings have been bottled in the Scottish Roadsign series over the last few years, the new “Slainté” series is now starting with three bottlings. Together with the Hamburg artist Mats Matthée, a series was created that illustrates various Scottish toasts. The first bottlings include two smoky whiskies from the Caol Ila Distillery on the island of Islay and a Speysider from the Auchroisk Distillery.

Caol Ila 2011 Koval Cask

Tasting Notes: Very discreet nose, slight peat smoke notes perceptible, which are always there, but are overlaid by a fresh scent of citrus fruits. On the palate, there is an exciting interplay between the fresh citrus fruits and the peat smoke notes. This is complemented by a nice intense vanilla note from the covalent barrel, which becomes even more intense with a few drops of water and almost gains the upper hand in the finish.