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Caol Ila 8 Year Old Feis Ile 2025 (Colombian Oak Finish)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
8 years
ABV
55.8%
Introduced
2025
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Caol Ila 8 Year Old Feis Ile 2025 (Colombian Oak Finish)

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Warm amber gold; Colombian oak finish adding colour depth despite young age
Nose
Exotic wood influence from Colombian oak mingling with Caol Ila maritime peat. Sweet sherry notes from PX/Oloroso, tropical fruit, and spice
Palate
Young and vibrant with bold peat, exotic spice from Colombian oak, and sherry sweetness. Unique cask combination creates a tropical-smoky-spicy interplay unlike standard Caol Ila
Finish
Medium-long finish with exotic wood spice, peat smoke, and sherry sweetness lingering. Colombian oak adds a distinctive aromatic quality

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Refill casks
  • PX and Oloroso-seasoned casks
  • finished in new Colombian oak casks

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