Distillery Notes – Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice 1988 from Caol Ila Distillery (cask strength)

Created in 1968 by whisky visionary, George Urquhart, over the years this range has featured single malts from almost 100 Scottish distilleries. Comprising more than 2,000 individual bottlings, each Connoisseurs Choice tells its life story through its label: cask type, bottling date, strength, vintage and tasting note.

The nose offers sweet baked apples and rich cured meats, which give way to an undertone of vanilla. Dried tobacco notes lead to sweet smoke and a hint of ripe pineapple. On the palate, flavours of bonfire embers and malted cereal are accompanied by a light menthol edge. Soft mint notes develop alongside dry leather and a hint of cracked black pepper.

187 bottles produced.   750ML, 49.4% ABV