Sorry , you mean critical dont confuse biased with critical . <| sep |> Well , we made pugs but we also made German shepherds . <| sep |> Aw . What a crisp gentlesir , of admirable girth and multiple nondigital acquaintances . <| sep |> Stockmobile in pro version 10 $ on ios is pretty cool <| sep |> Thornhill was a part of Markham back when Marner was born . <| sep |> As part of the Toronto Whisky Society , we had a small getogether and drank our fucking faces off . Like gentlemen and ladies and all that shit , you know ? All hosted by one of our members , udevoz and his amazing wife . Each of us brought a bottle to drink . And that was too many . So I understand if you take my reviews with a grain of salt . Or two . We started , as we all should start , with a questionable whisky of lower proof and reviews that were . iffy . Thanks to ucharlesdobson and udevoz fron supplying Caol Ila SMWS 53 . 234 Smoke without FireOne thing to note Always , ALWAYS have your peated drams last . No matter what . Otherwise your other reviews will be screwed up . Yes , that ' s totally the reason for having this one last . Totally not because . I think I ' m avoiding Caol Ilas for some reason . Here me out before we bring out the pillory box and remove my crown . I like peat . I am a huge peat head . However somehow , with all the Laphroaigs , rare Ardbegs , the odd Port Ellen , and the crazy amount of Octomores I ' ve had recently , I don ' t seem to be grabbing many Caol Ila . I started to realize this a few weeks ago . I ' ve recently swapped for some older ones as well , but I think that the kind of peat in Caol Ila , or the lack of options for me , has made me blank them out . Thus I ' m quite interested in seeing how this one stands up . It ' s been awhile , maybe I just haven ' t been thinking about them . So , much like masturbating in that old way you did as a kid , I ' m here to try it again , for the first time in a long time . Let ' s see how this tastes , shall we ? Price $ 199 . 99 CAD at SMWS selling places in CanadaRegion IslayOutturn 270 Date Distilled November 1999 Age 16 yearsCask Type Refill hogsheadAbv 64 . 1 % Colour 7 . 5 Y 96 Nose Brine , peat , pear , rubber , smoked meat , salish , cocoaGood amount of smoke , is what I ' m saying . It ' s . well , this reminds me of the Caol Ila Cask Strength . However it ' s missing something . I like the salt aspects on the nose . They add a nice dimension . However I ' m getting that It ' s a 15 year old malt and hasn ' t quite gotten complex feel off the start . Granted I ' m biased against malts around this age , so keep that in mind . Taste Peat , black pepper , bacon , nougat , strawberry , BBQ sauceThe strawberry and BBQ sauce aspects are really nice here . Adding that richness is really , really needs to go with the sweet and peat notes . However I think I realize why I no longer give myself the stranger , if you get my drift . Finish White raspberry , campfire , cinnamon , almond , malt , cherryLove the finish . Probably the best part of the whole thing . It ' s starting to develop that red fruit flavour you sometimes get from exBourbon casks that I tend to really enjoy . That said . I really want more complexity . Conclusion It ' s hard to complain about this one , because I feel I still really enjoy Caol Ila every so often , and this has all the elements in it that should scream BUY ME to my wallet until it crawls into a fetal position and cries itself to sleep . That said , it really feels like it was pulled too soon . There are aspects that denote a growing complexity dear fucking god that was a snotty sentence and I want them to continue . Young peated malts have brashness . Older ones have complexity , subtly , and surprises . This is inbetween , trying to be both , and not so much doing it . The finish is the best part , because it ' s really more interesting , but overall , I think this can do better . 82100 Scotch review # 514 , Islay review # 114 , Whisky Network review # 833 Other Caol Ila reviews Caol Ila 10 Dun Bheagan Caol Ila 12 Caol Ila 13 2000 Gordon MacPhail Cask Strength Caol Ila 15 Unpeated Caol Ila 1991 The Cooper ' s Choice Caol Ila 2001 Gordon MacPhail Hermitage Wood Finish Caol Ila 22 1991 Cadenhead ' s Authentic Collection Caol Ila Cask Strength Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2010 Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2011 Caol Ila Moch Caol Ila SMWS 53 . 159 A Captain of IndustryLink to my website with all my reviews