tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post6624260115938384348..comments2024-02-28T07:23:12.706-04:00Comments on Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews: Review: Caol Ila 12 years Islay Single MaltJason Deblyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-88009444793904038142018-07-02T07:44:42.780-03:002018-07-02T07:44:42.780-03:00Winter down here Jason.
Been enjoying the Glengoyn...Winter down here Jason.<br />Been enjoying the Glengoyne 'cask strength'<br />for the past few weeks. Lovely stuff. It's keeping me warm ha ha!!<br /><br />ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-19763657226129356532018-06-28T15:59:55.778-03:002018-06-28T15:59:55.778-03:00Thanks for commenting.
Enjoy your summer!Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Enjoy your summer!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-35253349877385946622018-06-23T08:17:38.008-03:002018-06-23T08:17:38.008-03:00Finally got the chance to try it...Yes it was on s...Finally got the chance to try it...Yes it was on special ... but not to any great extent. <br />Average price is $100 here in Aus. Salty (Brine). Peat. seaweed. Fruity sweetness. Not much else. Ardbeg 10 can be up to $20 cheaper and so much better.. Gee, even my fav blend 6 Isles (slightly less peat) has more going for it than this and around $60.<br />Look... Happy I tried it.. was ok. Buy again?? Nope! <br />AL(from OZ)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-16373312502312143582014-12-04T12:50:23.756-04:002014-12-04T12:50:23.756-04:00I love Caol Ila, and it really opens up with a das...I love Caol Ila, and it really opens up with a dash of water. I like Talisker 10 as well, but where I am in the US Talisker is $60-$70, and Caol Ila is $40-$50, so Caol Ila usually wins out when I want a little peat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-89051046455321130372014-08-05T07:14:42.649-03:002014-08-05T07:14:42.649-03:00Ralfy re-reviewed this in 2014. He was less impres...Ralfy re-reviewed this in 2014. He was less impressed with the new bottlings of this whisky and dropped his mark accordingly. Seems you're not crazy after all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-81983252023345549062013-11-15T02:27:03.440-04:002013-11-15T02:27:03.440-04:00I gave my bottle of Laphroaig and black bottle awa...I gave my bottle of Laphroaig and black bottle away to a friend and got Ardbeg corrvryecken. Ardbeg was my first Islay and my daily pour, still if you are tentative about Islay go for bowmore 12, Islay Mist, maybe black bottle, and bowmore legend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-30858606878210133682013-10-02T13:48:26.769-03:002013-10-02T13:48:26.769-03:00absolutely agree about your taste. same to me! cao...absolutely agree about your taste. same to me! caol ila is much better than taliskerBruce Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772745541945985644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-43825572802125412132013-10-02T13:46:14.457-03:002013-10-02T13:46:14.457-03:00i so disagree about caol ila... talisker is a just...i so disagree about caol ila... talisker is a just sprit with coleur, cannot ven compare it to ila, as well as ardbeg is too peaty.. caol ila is my favourite Bruce Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772745541945985644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-53766928789101029672013-09-02T22:28:25.153-03:002013-09-02T22:28:25.153-03:00I find that a lot of sherried Scotch whiskies, lik...I find that a lot of sherried Scotch whiskies, like say Macallan 12 are becoming more fruit forward, much like California Cabernet versus French cabs, the latter being more dark and plum, prune and raisin. Maybe it is just my perception.<br /><br />Would be great if other readers would chime in also.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-62683393697751954182013-09-02T14:38:46.727-03:002013-09-02T14:38:46.727-03:00Jason, I'm suffering some reader anxiety. I...Jason, I'm suffering some reader anxiety. I've rarely tasted sherry-influenced whisky which suggested to me much fresh fruit of any nature, let alone "... red berries, raspberries, plums, black cherry, black and crisp red grapes". To me, sherry cask influence produces effects closer to those fruits only if having gone through severe oxidation: the famous sherry aging process. I pick up dried prunes, raisins, dried cherry, dried currants, etc. Fresher fruit characteristics (of the red, blue, black fruits) result far more often from treatment with port and red wine cask influences. Here's link to some interesting reading from Johannes van den Heuvel, formerly one of the more prolific Malt Maniacs. http://www.maltmadness.com/malt-whisky/beginners-guide-05-maturation.html<br /><br />JK JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355557111713061160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-32272577675819993382013-09-02T12:18:11.065-03:002013-09-02T12:18:11.065-03:00hi jason
I have some food for thought for you, h...hi jason <br /><br />I have some food for thought for you, hope you answer:<br /><br />Why everybody likes johnnie walker black and the same people that love this blend dont love in the same way cardhu 12 single malt, like you? <br /><br />cardhu 12 is equal to jwb with less smoke and no cheap alcohol burn like jwb.<br /><br />what do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-42059128804954864202013-09-01T21:31:49.563-03:002013-09-01T21:31:49.563-03:00I used the words "sherry bomb" as a mean...I used the words "sherry bomb" as a means of referring to a single malt Scotch whisky that is overwhelmingly sherried in terms of flavor. Examples would be: The Macallan 18 and 12 years. GlenDronach 12, Glenfarclas 12 and Balvenie Doublewood 12 are other examples.<br /><br />There are many different types of sherry. So, naturally the taste will vary. However, for our purposes, as whisky fans, the type of sherry that aged in casks, then emptied out, and filled with distilled spirit, aged for years during which the sherry infused wood cask will also infuse the distilled spirit, the type of sherry most used is "Oloroso." <br /><br />Oloroso sherry can be very dry but sweetened versions are also produced. Distilled spirit aged in oloroso sherry casks can make some incredible Scotch whiskies like: Macallan and Highland Park.<br /><br />What does sherry taste like once it has influenced a spirit aged in a cask? Thing red berries, raspberries, plums, black cherry, black and crisp red grapes come to mind.<br /><br />It is amazing how cheap sherry will result in a cheap tasting sherried Scotch, and how amazing the converse is true also!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-78952462919275976472013-09-01T18:14:21.411-03:002013-09-01T18:14:21.411-03:00hi jason
could you tell me what is a sherry bomb?...hi jason<br /><br />could you tell me what is a sherry bomb? What is the taste of sherry? is it really sweet or is it dry like an extra brut champagne?<br /><br />thank you very muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-62035085999229953202013-08-30T22:36:49.764-03:002013-08-30T22:36:49.764-03:00Not an easy question to answer. What I mean is I ...Not an easy question to answer. What I mean is I have say a top 3 blended Scotch whiskies, and at the same time I will have a top three Islays and a top three drawn from other parts of Scotland or internationally (ie. Japan).<br /><br />Anyway, here goes:<br /><br />Top 3 Blended Whiskies:<br /><br />1. Hibiki 17yrs<br />2. Johnnie Walker Green Label<br />3. Royal Salute<br /><br />Top 3 Single Malt Scotch Whiskies (outside of Islay)<br />1. Highland Park 15 years<br />2. Cragganmore 12 years<br />3. Glenmorangie Nectar d'OrJason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-47572077240127333702013-08-30T11:52:17.101-03:002013-08-30T11:52:17.101-03:00Of all the malts that you have...what are your fav...Of all the malts that you have...what are your favorites? give me a top 3, 5 or 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-39519436992037845942013-08-28T10:20:29.501-03:002013-08-28T10:20:29.501-03:00Excellent! I've seen Bunnahabhain at the store...Excellent! I've seen Bunnahabhain at the store and have wondered about it. I will wait for your review, then pick one up. By the way, another intriguing malt I have tried lately was anCnoc 12. I'm not really sure what to think of it yet. It's one that takes some getting used to - a study in contrasts, but I do find myself thinking about it, which I suppose is a good sign! Be curious to hear your take on it at some point.VTBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-28626822895660872852013-08-28T05:37:03.308-03:002013-08-28T05:37:03.308-03:00Canadian government (provincial) does regulate the...Canadian government (provincial) does regulate the sale of alcohol, but not the use of words.<br /><br />Talisker is better and by the way, technically from the Isle of Skye, not Islay, but the flavor profile is so similar to confuse with Islay, as I have done myself.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-60942483331939116142013-08-27T23:52:17.765-03:002013-08-27T23:52:17.765-03:00Jason,
Your blog is great. Thank-you for this re...Jason,<br /><br />Your blog is great. Thank-you for this review! I do see Caol Ila on-sale under $50US and I will not longer be tempted to buy it. (I prefer Talisker to even the top-of-the-line Islay malts.) But I have to ask you one question: is the expression "stink eye" legal in Canada? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-87531386076000402492013-08-27T21:56:45.326-03:002013-08-27T21:56:45.326-03:00At $40 a bottle Caol Ila would rank definitely hig...At $40 a bottle Caol Ila would rank definitely higher in my mind. But setting price points aside, I guess I am craving a little more complexity too. Still a good single malt from Islay.<br /><br />Nice to hear from you. It has been a while!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-39571396457996611292013-08-27T21:51:10.468-03:002013-08-27T21:51:10.468-03:00Bob, I know where you need to go next! Try Bunnah...Bob, I know where you need to go next! Try Bunnahabhain 12 years Islay Single malt, natural color and unchillfiltered. <br /><br />Bunnahabhain is a very different Islay. Not as well known as the other Islays but worth seeking out. <br /><br />Smoked, but not in the typical Islay fashion. More lightly peated than the other Islays. Certainly not medicinal like Ardbeg and others. I taste sherry casks too. Lightly sherried I think with light peat notes make for a very intriguing dram that I find malty, graphite like (in a good way).<br /><br />But, before you pull the trigger, wait for my next review, as it will be Bunnahabhain. I had initially planned to review Glenmorangie Nectar D'or but at a recent whisk club meeting I got into Bunnhabhain and was quite impressed.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-14674774369625829152013-08-27T10:07:37.424-03:002013-08-27T10:07:37.424-03:00The spirit of adventure won the other day and I pi...The spirit of adventure won the other day and I picked up a bottle of Caol Ila 12. As I expected, it solidly occupies the middle ground between Bowmore 12 and Laphroaig 10. Something about it reminded me of the tidal salt marshes I used to explore as a kid growing up in the mid-Atlantic - not quite at the ocean, but you can tell you're getting close. The question now is, for Islay malts, what to try next? Bowmore 12 is my "comfortable old shoe" (in a very good way), and Argbeg U., Laga 16 and Talisker 10 (ok from Skye, but close enough!) are my special occasion favorites. So...Laphroaig QC? Ardbeg 10? Bruichladdich 10?<br /><br />VTBobVTBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-34491866679808225772013-08-26T17:31:35.254-03:002013-08-26T17:31:35.254-03:00I'm so glad you finally reviewed Caol Ila 12. ...I'm so glad you finally reviewed Caol Ila 12. It's fascinating to me to hear another's opinion on a scotch.<br /><br />I'll state straight away that Caol Ila 12 is my favorite single malt! <br /><br />I think the main reason I love Caol Ila 12 is because it is the one and only malt I've tried that I can truly say is SMOKEY, which is way different than peaty in my opinion. It tastes like a camp fire smells and I adore that.<br /><br />Complexity isn't that big of a deal to me, but my taste buds would disagree with yours and say that Caol Ila 12 is much more complex than Talisker 10. But that is because Talisker is not much more to me than liquid black pepper!(I love black pepper btw, thus I usually keep a bottle of Talisker around.)<br /><br />About the price; you definitely got ripped off. I've been buying Caol Ila 12 for about 4 years here in Oklahoma and have never paid over $40 USD. About 4 years ago it was priced about $32. My last bottle ran #38.Dulaheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135635930853778972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-36091557529685557572013-08-24T13:05:17.115-03:002013-08-24T13:05:17.115-03:00Coal ila 12 is the best. If anyone disagree, drin...Coal ila 12 is the best. If anyone disagree, drink beer. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-58272849580981018152013-08-24T04:22:12.538-03:002013-08-24T04:22:12.538-03:0080$? In Europe Coal Ila 12 usually sells for 29 - ...80$? In Europe Coal Ila 12 usually sells for 29 - 32 €.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-75209706730415618312013-08-23T13:27:58.052-03:002013-08-23T13:27:58.052-03:00I've been drinking single malts for about 7 ye...I've been drinking single malts for about 7 years now. Started with Speysides as most seem to do. Tasted some peaty ones at Cadenheads in 2007 and decidely was not a fan. Recently, my tastes have clearly changed because I bought a bottle of Bruichladdich which I really liked. I just received a bottle of Caol Ila 12 as a gift and checked for some reviews. Most are quite favorable. You seem to be in the minority. I'll let you know what I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com