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Oak Cross, 100% Malt Whisky, Compass Box Bottling, (10 yrs) 43%.
Color: Dessert wine. Nose: Citrus fruits, cloves, vanilla, creamy, malty. Taste: Quite nice actually with some fruity notes, grappa, slightly peppery and spicy, some nice creamy notes on top of it with vanilla again. Slightly smoky in the background as well. Aftertaste: Medium long aftertaste with some nice developments of oak, vanilla and soft summer fruits. Score: 83. Remarks: Very nice for a vatted malt! Looking forward in tasting more Compass Box whiskies! Price vs. quality is very good.
Caol Ila, Signatory Vintage, 11 yrs (1996-2007), 43%, 769 bottles.
Color: White wine. Nose: Slightly ammonia, rubbery, seaweed, briny, salty, inner tubes of bicycle tires, glue. Taste: Strong stuff, very peppery start, smoky with some medicinal notes. Sweetish with cream but sour with apples. Strange combination though. Overall lighter then expected. Aftertaste: Slightly smoky, not that long as you would expect from the nose, quite an unusual acidic aftertaste with sour apples and sweets. Score: 79. Remarks: A bit disappointing I must admit. But still way above average!
Caol Ila, Signatory Vintage, Unchillfiltered Collection, 10 yrs (1998-2008), 46%, 849 bottles.
Color: Applejuice. Nose: There's more in this glass then there was in the previous one. Will the 46% matter that much? Wet rocks near the ocean, flowery, roses, some salt, some pepper, dutch liquorice, wet earth, citrusfruits as well. Taste: Smoky explosions, stronger then the first Caol Ila, it tastes more like tar, well bodied with medicinal notes and lot's of pepper! Aftertaste: Strong lasting finish with some peaty notes, very warming, some nice liquorice at the end to finish this example of how a Caol Ila should be. Score: 85. Remarks: Can I have another one of this? Yes, the one at 46% please.
