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Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve Unpeated (Special Release 2013)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
No age statement
ABV
59.6%
Introduced
2013
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Caol Ila Stitchell Reserve Unpeated (Special Release 2013)

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Light gold; clean and bright reflecting the unpeated character
Nose
Green apple, pear, cereal sweetness. Light vanilla from American oak. Hints of beeswax and light hay. Clean barley spirit shines through without smoke
Palate
Green apple and pear dominate with cereal sweetness and light honey. Waxy mouthfeel. The spirit base is inherently fruity and clean — shows what Caol Ila's tall stills produce without peat masking
Finish
Medium finish with apple and cereal notes fading to a clean, lightly spiced conclusion. Gentle oak warmth

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • American oak
  • rejuvenated American oak
  • and European ex-bodega casks — unpeated spirit

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