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Отзывы описывают Caol Ila 2003 с характерным торфяным дымом Caol Ila в сочетании со сладостью от выдержки в бочках из-под москателя. Часто отмечается баланс между дымом/торфом и фруктово-сладкими нотами, хотя некоторые считают, что сладость москателя ослабляет торф.
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В носовых описаниях преобладают дым и торф Caol Ila вместе со сладкими нотами — мёдом, карамелью, виноградом, спелыми и сушёными фруктами, а также пряностями (перец, корица) и солёными/минеральными оттенками; иногда упоминаются лекарственные, йодистые, смолистые и винные ноты. Во вкусе рецензенты находят торфяной дым, солёность, перец и специи, дуб, а также сладость от москателя, виноград, незрелый банан и фруктовые ноты; несколько человек описывают пепельный/зольный и «кремовый» сбалансированный характер. Финиш чаще описывают как средний или короткий, с дымом, сладостью и дубовой пряностью, иногда с горечью и вяжущими таппинами.
Мнения о балансе расходятся: часть отзывов считает сочетание торфа и сладости москателя удачным и гармоничным, другие — что сладость или винные ноты перекрывают торф, а финиш слишком короткий или горький. Несколько рецензентов сравнивают этот виски со стандартным Caol Ila 12-летней выдержки: одни предпочитают стандарт за более выраженный «панч» и дым, другие считают Distillers Edition более сложным и интересным. Также встречается сравнение разных партий: один отзыв прямо указывает, что более поздний розлив 2018 года оказался менее сбалансированным и более дубовым по сравнению с розливом 2015 года, с более коротким и вяжущим финишем. Общей оценки «экспертного консенсуса» тексты не образуют, так как мнения о балансе и выраженности торфа заметно расходятся.
собрано 29/50 текстовых отзывов · полный lossless-снимок WB
· 2026-10-08T05:05:16Z · источник evidence
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
85 |
Mildly warm-smoky, smoked, extinguished charcoal embers, a hint of disinfectant, asbestos plate, ink, spices (hint of cinnamon), prunes, later slightly sweet and fruity... |
| Вкус |
85 |
slightly spicy with some ash, sweetish-tart, smoked, "creamy" and balanced. |
| Финиш |
86 |
Slightly spicy, sweetish-tart, stimulates salivation, lightly coats the palate with oak spice, sounds soft and balanced with some smoke and a subtle note of smoked ham, "bread from yesterday" and sourdough soup in a long finish. |
нос 79 · вкус 81 · финиш 85
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
82 |
very sweet, light pepper, peat, apple, honey |
| Вкус |
83 |
typical peat wins over. less sweet than on the nose. white pepper, cinnamon, salt. body a bit light |
| Финиш |
82 |
medium. nice moscatel finish add to the peaty aftertaste, quite oaky |
Excellent, but a little sweet smoke on me.
Rich and elegant notes of peat, smoke, rich wine, barley malt, barley, jam, boiled fruits
Tasty, my favorite DE (I like Caol Ila and the Moscatel finish makes it special and interesting), for 55 € OK, quite stable over the vintages.
good nose, but the association moscatel gives a rear taste tarnished rather singular, and harms the peat!
нос 85 · вкус 85 · финиш 79
In contrast to the standard 12yo DE delivers a few more flavors that justify the extra charge.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 87 · вкус 84 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
On the nose, the characteristic sweet peat and a fruity sweetness of grapes, with spices! In the mouth, we smell the cooked wine, the lemon and the intense smoke, the grapes and some exotic fruits! In the finish, the sweet peat is intertwined with lemony aromas and macerated fruits An innovative dram, where peat is not so present!
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 87
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
An unassuming classic, I like it very much. Nice balance between smoke / peat / salt on the one hand and fruit on the other.
Nose: gentle but medicinal smoke, light pepper, spicy honey, a slightly sour wine note Taste: strong peppery onion, smoked bacon, cinnamon, grape sweetness, more ashy towards the back and now with a noticeable oak barrique, intense but short finish with warm ash and sweetness of the wine. Really delicious and definitely an alternative to the Talisker.
нос 84 · вкус 88 · финиш 84
The nose is fantastic. Unfortunately, the taste can't keep up by far, but it's still delicious
Ashtray! Salty, perhaps almondy, but above all: ashtray.
fine combination of the Caol Ila character with a nice sweetnes from the moscatel casks. maybe not everyones style but I really liked that one. smoke, peat, sea, salt together with a well balanced sweet note!
нос 88 · вкус 91 · финиш 89
Compared to the 2001 edition, this one is sweeter.
Typical Caol Ila smoke, plus the sweetness of nutmeg. Fits very well, whereby I like the standard 12er better.
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
- a CAOL ILA which clearly shows the fruit component predominates over the smoke component - Much less smoke than the normal 12 year old or the 18 y. - a compelling, well-coordinated complex whisky
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
A logical extension of the 12-year-old - with maturation in Moscatel Sherry Casks - annual new edition - a good malt!
Caol Ila Distillers Edition Moscatel Cask Finish 2003 (bottled 2015) 43%. Golden yellow. Aroma is spiritous, oaky, soft smoke with subtle dried tropical fruits. Touches of mango. Spiritous and a bit harsh on the nostrils. Taste is biscuity, oaky, salty oily peat with soft smoke. Faint tropical fruits. Light biscuity notes and soft smoke but certainly warming on the way down. Good balanced whisky. (3.65/87)
[October, 2021] This is just a little experiment to investigate how much the style (recipe) of a standard bottling like this Caol Ila Distillers Edition changed within a few years due to the inherit quality problems of whisky boom times... ...so I compare this 2015 bottling in a head-to-head with the 20158 bottling of the same edition (WB id 119144). And the result is astonishing: From 2015 to 2018 this standard edition (which I really like) degraded substantially from a fine harmonious dram with a score of 87 points to a rather sub-standard unbalanced and virgin oak-driven dram of merely 84 points. Where are going to, Diageo?
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
88 |
The colour of both releases is identical at old gold, no wonder as Diageo uses caramel to adjust it if necessary (they have to state this on the label in Germany). But the noses are significantly different with the 2015 being much more balanced (malt, peat, wine and wood) while the 2018 owns lesser winey and malty aromas but more bitter wooden and peaty impressions. Obviously they use a higher share of virgin oak casks in the more recent batches which turns them much less attractive, this a a three points lower score according to my olfactory cells. |
| Вкус |
87 |
The taste of the 2015 is balanced with the holy whisky trinity of malt, wine and wood in a harmonious setting. Contrary to that the wood is truly aggressive in the 2018 taste and dominates together with the bitter peaty notes. That is what I call unbalanced and again my score is three points lower for the 2018 bottling. |
| Финиш |
86 |
The 2015 arrives warming and coating on the palate without distracting moments. The 2018 is warming and coating too but there are some bitter moments of heavy tannins (virgin oak?). The finish of the 2018 is shorter than that of the 2015 bottling and again releases a lot of bitter tannic moments. While the 2015 edition owns a pretty nice finish the 2018's end is unpleasant with an drying-astringent mouthfeel I do not like at all. Guess what? My score is about four points lower. |
Mostly experienced with Lagavulin, when it comes to peated whiskies. The smoke on this Caol Ila is more fatty if so to say, but still very pleasant. The taste is woody, smokey and salty. The finish is somewhat short.
нос 86 · вкус 82 · финиш 80
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
85 |
very sweet à la cotton candy, vanilla, grassy, medicinal, iodine, honey, smoke, unripe banana, peat |
| Вкус |
85 |
little pepper, lots of herbs, smoke, peat, less sweets, more ashy, cinnamon, bacon |
| Финиш |
82 |
reasonably short, not complex |
Peaty and sweet, but I've had better drams with this combination. It's quaffable but I like the regular Caol Ila 12 a little more.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
84 |
Peatsmoke and loads of sweetness like honey, sweet apple and pear. Pleasing but the sweetness could be better integrated. It smells a bit artificial, like fruit syrup has been added to the spirit. Also a bit grainy and a sourish moldy note of wet hay and sawdust. |
| Вкус |
82 |
Peaty smoke, bitter wood and sourness. Peppery with more of the moldy notes from the nose. Some generic sweetness (honey), but I'm having difficulty recognizing specific fruit notes. |
| Финиш |
82 |
Medium length: peaty smokiness, some honied liquorice, generic wood bitterness and again that 'wet' moldy note. |
In addition to the typical phenolic smoke of Caol Ila, it offers a whole lot more, not least thanks to the finish in ex-Moscatel casks. With this bottling, Diageo has once again proven that the Distiller's Editions of the Classic Malts of Scotland are a real asset to the whisky world. https://www.aboutwhisky.de/tastingnotes/caol-ila-distillers-edition-2003-2015/
Not too complex, but good value for money and easy to drink CI. The peat and the moscatel together is nice.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос |
86 |
Sweet peat. Moscatel. Honey, caramel and grape. Camphor. |
| Вкус |
86 |
Sweet, acidic start. Unripe banana and grape. Then peat, oak and big dose of spices, especially pepper and a touch of chili. |
| Финиш |
85 |
Medium length, peaty, fruity. |
A good daily dram, with a little less peat than on the Caol Ila 12yo. A fruity note, with a little pear, slightly sweet, and the usual mineral side of Caol Ila.
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
нос 84 · вкус 84 · финиш 83
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
I miss the punch of the 12yo a bit here. But the balance between fruit and peat is very good. The moscatel barrels do not have the upper hand.
Very sweet on the nose, very pleasant smoke, real moscatel influence. medium body and too bitter short finish.
нос 90 · вкус 85 · финиш 82
This is exactly the smoker who always leaves. Not too complex or snappy, but with enough balance between sweetness and ash. Delicious part and a more than significant upgrade of the rather rough 12-year standard.
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
нос 84 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 85
нос 85 · вкус 85 · финиш 87
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
Good value, lighty smoky, but still little bit weak flavor