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Caol Ila 12 Years

Caol Ila
Caol Ila
Customer review
3.9 (711)
Taste profile
Peat Smoke Peat Smoke Seaweed Seaweed Maritime Notes Maritime Notes
Variety Single Malt Whisky
Aroma Restrained with fruity citrus notes. Fresh and appetising. Clear smoke with medicinal notes.
Taste The initial sweetness gives way to peat smoke. Pleasant mouthfeel.
Finish Long, traces of sea and smoke.
Region Islay
Smoky
Caol Ila
Caol Ila 12 Years
0,7 l · 43 % vol
available immediately
0,7 l · 43 % vol
CHF 56.90 *
Contains colouring: Caramel color · CHF 81.29/l
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Product description

Product description
The 12-year-old Caol Ila belongs to the so-called 'Classic Malts of Scotland'. This malt shimmers pure and white-golden. Tingly fresh salt aromas from the sea merge with the peaty smokiness of the island. Unmistakably an Islay malt despite its initial sweetness. Pleasant bite!
  • Distributor
    DBBV Molenwerf 12 1014 BG /NL
  • Designation
    Whisky
  • Country of origin
    Scotland
  • Colouring
    Caramel color
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The Distillery: Caol Ila

Caol Ila
Caol Ila
Caol Ila
Built in 1846, Caol Ila is the largest of the eight distilleries scattered across the Isle of Islay on the west of Scotland. Read more about it below.↓ read more
  • Status
    Open
  • Country, Region
    Scotland, Islay
  • Founding year
    1846

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Customer reviews

Average from 711 reviews
3,9 stars
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    114
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  • 1 star
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Flavour reviews

Aroma

  1. Peat Smoke Peat.
    100% (328)
  2. Maritime Notes Marit.
    60% (183)
  3. Seaweed Seawe.
    60% (166)
  4. Sweet Sweet
    40% (113)
  5. Citrus Citrus
    40% (100)
  6. Medicinal Smoke Medic.
    20% (57)
  7. Fruit Fruit
    20% (47)
  8. Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
    20% (39)
  9. Salt Salt
    10% (24)
  10. Lemon Lemon
    10% (21)
  11. Malt Malt
    10% (21)
  12. Ham Ham
    10% (21)
  13. Oak Oak
    10% (20)
  14. Spices Spices
    10% (20)
  15. Iodine Iodine
    10% (17)
  16. Vanilla Vanil.
    10% (16)
  17. Herbs Herbs
    10% (16)
  18. Nuts Nuts
    10% (9)
  19. Caramel Caram.
    10% (7)
  20. Alcohol Alcoh.
    10% (7)
  21. Heather Heath.
    10% (6)
  22. Sherry Sherry
    10% (5)
  23. Honey Honey
    10% (5)
  24. Herb Herb
    10% (5)
  25. Lemon Peel Lemon.
    10% (5)
  26. Orange Orange
    10% (4)
  27. Oil Oil
    10% (4)
  28. Pear Pear
    10% (4)
  29. Chili Chili
    10% (4)
  30. Mint Mint
    10% (4)
  31. Grass Grass
    10% (3)
  32. Hay Hay
    10% (3)
  33. Green Apple Green.
    10% (3)
  34. Almonds Almon.
    10% (3)
  35. Apple Apple
    10% (2)
  36. Grape Grape
    10% (2)
  37. Pepper Pepper
    10% (2)
  38. Lime Lime
    10% (2)
  39. Fig Fig
    10% (2)
  40. Cake Cake
    10% (2)
  41. Dried Fruit Dried.
    10% (1)
  42. Chocolate Choco.
    10% (1)
  43. Banana Banana
    10% (1)
  44. Dark Chocolate Dark.
    10% (1)
  45. Leather Leath.
    10% (1)
  46. Tobacco Tobac.
    10% (1)
  47. Floral Floral
    10% (1)
  48. Peach Peach
    10% (1)
  49. Grapefruit Grape.
    10% (1)
  50. Kiwi Kiwi
    10% (1)

Taste

  1. Peat Smoke Peat.
    100% (346)
  2. Sweet Sweet
    70% (231)
  3. Maritime Notes Marit.
    60% (192)
  4. Seaweed Seawe.
    50% (149)
  5. Spices Spices
    30% (82)
  6. Oak Oak
    20% (69)
  7. Citrus Citrus
    20% (68)
  8. Salt Salt
    20% (56)
  9. Fruit Fruit
    20% (55)
  10. Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
    20% (45)
  11. Nuts Nuts
    20% (39)
  12. Medicinal Smoke Medic.
    20% (36)
  13. Malt Malt
    20% (35)
  14. Oil Oil
    10% (29)
  15. Ham Ham
    10% (22)
  16. Vanilla Vanil.
    10% (20)
  17. Herbs Herbs
    10% (17)
  18. Caramel Caram.
    10% (13)
  19. Sherry Sherry
    10% (12)
  20. Heather Heath.
    10% (12)
  21. Iodine Iodine
    10% (12)
  22. Honey Honey
    10% (12)
  23. Alcohol Alcoh.
    10% (12)
  24. Herb Herb
    10% (11)
  25. Lemon Lemon
    10% (10)
  26. Pepper Pepper
    10% (8)
  27. Chili Chili
    10% (8)
  28. Apple Apple
    10% (6)
  29. Chocolate Choco.
    10% (5)
  30. Orange Orange
    10% (5)
  31. Dried Fruit Dried.
    10% (3)
  32. Grass Grass
    10% (3)
  33. Pineapple Pinea.
    10% (2)
  34. Plum Plum
    10% (2)
  35. Tobacco Tobac.
    10% (2)
  36. Lime Lime
    10% (2)
  37. Pear Pear
    10% (2)
  38. Almonds Almon.
    10% (2)
  39. Clove Clove
    10% (2)
  40. Coffee Coffee
    10% (1)
  41. Grape Grape
    10% (1)
  42. Raisin Raisin
    10% (1)
  43. Dark Chocolate Dark.
    10% (1)
  44. Hay Hay
    10% (1)
  45. Leather Leath.
    10% (1)
  46. Green Apple Green.
    10% (1)
  47. Melon Melon
    10% (1)
  48. Floral Floral
    10% (1)
  49. Grapefruit Grape.
    10% (1)
  50. Mint Mint
    10% (1)

Finish

  1. Peat Smoke Peat.
    100% (264)
  2. Maritime Notes Marit.
    50% (130)
  3. Seaweed Seawe.
    50% (117)
  4. Sweet Sweet
    50% (108)
  5. Oak Oak
    30% (70)
  6. Spices Spices
    20% (51)
  7. Malt Malt
    20% (40)
  8. Nuts Nuts
    20% (27)
  9. Oil Oil
    10% (22)
  10. Salt Salt
    10% (21)
  11. Citrus Citrus
    10% (19)
  12. Fruit Fruit
    10% (18)
  13. Herb Herb
    10% (18)
  14. Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
    10% (15)
  15. Medicinal Smoke Medic.
    10% (13)
  16. Ham Ham
    10% (10)
  17. Vanilla Vanil.
    10% (7)
  18. Dark Chocolate Dark.
    10% (7)
  19. Iodine Iodine
    10% (7)
  20. Herbs Herbs
    10% (6)
  21. Pepper Pepper
    10% (5)
  22. Sherry Sherry
    10% (4)
  23. Heather Heath.
    10% (4)
  24. Alcohol Alcoh.
    10% (4)
  25. Chili Chili
    10% (4)
  26. Lemon Lemon
    10% (3)
  27. Chocolate Choco.
    10% (2)
  28. Coffee Coffee
    10% (2)
  29. Barley Barley
    10% (2)
  30. Leather Leath.
    10% (2)
  31. Caramel Caram.
    10% (2)
  32. Honey Honey
    10% (2)
  33. Lemon Peel Lemon.
    10% (2)
  34. Pineapple Pinea.
    10% (1)
  35. Plum Plum
    10% (1)
  36. Floral Floral
    10% (1)
  37. Wheat Wheat
    10% (1)
  38. Ginger Ginger
    10% (1)
  39. Grapefruit Grape.
    10% (1)
  40. Cinnamon Cinna.
    10% (1)
  41. Anis Anis
    10% (1)
  42. Mint Mint
    10% (1)

Reviews

  • András
    on 03.03.2026
    verified
    Aroma: Peat Smoke Sweet

    Geschmack:
    Maritime Notes Seaweed Salt Herb Peat Smoke Bonfire Smoke Sweet Fruit
    Abgang:
    Sweet Bonfire Smoke
    Kommentar:
  • Olivier
    on 03.03.2026
    verified
    Aroma: Kaminrauch-etwas süße

    Geschmack: Medizinisch-Zitrus-frisch-etwas rauchwürtschen

    Abgang: angenehm-Weich

    Kommentar: guter ausbalancierte Single malt
  • Simon
    on 26.02.2026
    verified
    Aroma: Rauch mit maritimem Anklang, Süße

    Geschmack: Mittelkräftiger Antritt, dann mischt sich der Rauch mit einer harmonischen Honigsüße

    Abgang: Wenig Malzigkeit, leichte Vanillenote, abklingender Rauch

    Kommentar:
  • Marco
    on 21.02.2026
    verified
    Aroma: Peat Smoke Maritime Notes Sweet Citrus Seaweed

    Geschmack: Malt Peat Smoke Sweet Maritime Notes

    Abgang: Maritime Notes Sweet Peat Smoke

    Kommentar: Runde Sache. Milde Süße und zarter Rauch harmonieren gut in maritimen Umfeld. Guter Einstieg in die Welt der rauchigen.
  • Michael
    on 15.02.2026
    verified
    Kommentar: Peat Smoke Maritime Notes Seaweed Malt
  • Natalie
    on 11.02.2026
    verified
    Aroma: Peat Smoke Sweet Maritime Notes

    Geschmack: Maritime Notes Sweet Peat Smoke

    Abgang: Peat Smoke Spices Maritime Notes Oak

    Kommentar:
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