Caol Ila Moch Single Malt Whisky | 43% vol | 70cl | Soft | Smooth | Clean & Fresh Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Peaty Whisky | Crisp | Assertive & Bright Scottish Whisky

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I have often spoken of my love for Caol Ila. It’s one of my favourite distilleries, an Islay gem much neglected by those who are bedazzled by the shiny marketing of Ardbeg, or the heritage branding and Royal Warrant of Laphroaig.

That’s fine with me. More for the rest of us, and its prices might not get all that ridiculous either. Yet for some reason I keep trying to preach the Good Word of Caol Ila from my whisky pulpit (those two words paired together make it sound like some kind of an affliction rather than just a euphemism). Lemon sherbet and apple crumble, topped with creamy custard, dry grass without a single hint of smoke You are responsible for all activities through your account. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us in relation to your account, and for updating it where necessary. You are not allowed to create multiple accounts. We may terminate or temporarily suspend your account to protect you, ourselves or our partners from (suspected) identity theft or other (suspected) fraudulent (e.g. false, misleading, deceptive) activity. You have the obligation to keep your login credentials confidential. You shall not authorize any others to use or access your account. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

Caol Ila is a funny animal. It is one of the few distilleries – at least one of the few heavily-peated malts – that I can think of that is almost equally valued by blenders and single malt aficionados. The older and special edition bottlings of Caol Ila accrue much attention, while nearly every popular peated blend contains at least some Caol Ila. Most Caol Ila bottled as a single malt lies on the milder end of the peat spectrum (as opposed to heavy-hitters like Ardbeg and Laphroaig), but it’s definitely a fully peated single malt, and uses the same malted barley (from the maltings at Port Ellen) as the 35ppm peated malt used by Lagavulin. Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. The Caol Ila 12 and Caol Ila Moch are both excellent single malt whiskies that can be enjoyed in different ways, depending on your taste. The rest of the week has been equally exciting. My brother-in-law passed his driving test, which means I’ll be seeing a bit more of Violet, my lovely new niece; I got invited up to Speyside in April to visit some distilleries during the Spirit of Speyside festival, and fortuitously this year the festival is on the same weekend that a certain heir to the throne marries his consort – meaning I won’t have to watch it as I’ll be in Scotland where nobody cares! The nose of Caol Ila 12 is a complex blend of smoky, sweet, and spicy aromas. The smokiness is unmistakable, with notes of wood smoke, peat, and a hint of salt. Underneath this, there are sweet notes of dried fruit, toffee, and vanilla. The palate is full of flavour, with sweet and salty notes. The smoke is dominant, with a hint of toasted malt and a touch of spice. The finish is long and spicy, with a lingering sweetness.

One last thing before I go – in these drinkaware days, to imply that by naming this product ‘Dawn’ Diageo were somehow suggesting Moch to be a ‘morning whisky’ would surely be far from the mark (and may be causing a few coronaries in the marketing dept as we speak). But if the cap fits… The distillery has also released several limited editions, including the 25-year-old “The Distiller’s Edition” and the 30-year-old “The 1973 Single Cask”. A not so hidden distillery Whiskybase B.V. is the Dutch private limited liability company, having its statutory seat in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its office at Zwaanshals 530, 3035 KS Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Whiskybase B.V. is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under no. 52072819.We deliver to a number of international destinations including the USA. Please use the 'Change Location' link above for an estimate in your local currency or find out more about international delivery

If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Moch was first made available to the Friends of the Classic Malts, a Diageo fan club, in 2012 as a limited-edition release before being made available to the general public, whereas the Caol Ila 12 was released 10 years earlier in June of 2002. Palate: Thin body. Sweet, at first, but the sweetness recedes and peat – now a little ashy – pervades. Bitter barrel char, earthy almost-fungal peat, a hint of tobacco leaf, and campfire smoke are the main flavors.

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Overall: I mean, it’s definitely Caol Ila. The youth comes through in some slightly-too-ashy and slightly-too-vegetal notes here and there, but I’ve always thought that peated drams benefit from a little youth. Still, I drink this and can’t help but miss some of the more polished elements of the older 12 year. If this were substantially cheaper than the 12 year I could call it a good value… but it seems the prices are similar. When the downturn came in the 1980s, Caol Ila began running unpeated ‘Highland style’ for blends.Not only did it have capacity, but doing so allowed the distillery to stay open. Unpeated is still made every year, with volumes dependent on the forecasts of Diageo’s blending team. These were still the days before the single malt market had really taken off,and its make was destined for a huge array of blends across the whole whisky industry –most notably within its parent company, it filled requirements for Johnnie Walker. I’ll be keeping this bottle well away from my bedside, just in case. Chez Forbes has a new house dram, and Diageo might just have a hit on their hands.