Caol Ila Cooper's Choice - Smoking Blackberries Single Port Cask #255 Whisky

Colour

Coppery amber with a ruby-tinged glow.

Nose

Sweet peat smoke mingles with coastal brine, softened by vanilla from American oak. Layered atop are vibrant red fruits—raspberry, blackberry and a hint of cherry—enriched by ruby port, delivering a glossy, syrupy fruit core. Subtle cocoa and toasted wood weave through, ending in a warm, lingering finish.

Palate

Powerful, smoky peat coats the palate, weaving through spicy red fruits—blackberry, raspberry and dark cherry—lifted by a velvety port-cask sweetness. Rich cocoa, espresso and a touch of vanilla settle with creamy oak, knitting mid-palate depth. The finish is long and maritime, with ember smoke and berry warmth lingering on a saline Islay breeze.

Finish

Long, smoky finish with sweet peat lingering beside ruby-port warmth. Blackberry and red-berry fruit persist, intertwined with subtle oak tannins as char and wisps of smoke fade into a warm, velvety afterglow.