Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask #225 Whisky 31 Year Old · 1988 Vintage

Colour

Deep burnished amber with copper-gold highlights and mahogany edges, a warm, sunlit hue.

Nose

Marine peat and sea-salt rise on the nose, tempered by a refined sherry-softness from the refill butt. Dried prune and fig mingle with orange zest, toasted oak and dark chocolate. Iodine and leather weave through the smoke, while a warm coastal spice lingers—a poised, 31-year Caol Ila with elegant, mellow complexity.

Palate

Silky, full-bodied palate with a balanced peat backbone and dusky sherry sweetness: fig, raisin and cocoa, brightened by orange zest and a touch of treacle. Salty coastal notes—iodine and sea breeze—linger with the warm oak and spice, delivering a long, refined finish where smoke glows and slowly fades.

Finish

An expansive, smoke-kissed finish where Caol Ila’s peat meets the sweetness of long sherry maturation. Dried fig and raisin rise against cocoa, toffee and a hint of orange zest, while sea-salt and iodine lace the echo of smoke. The warmth holds, fading slowly into a velvety spice with subtle oak.