Caol Ila 6 Year Old 2016 Hidden Spirits CI1623 54.2% 70cl Sauternes & Bourbon Casks

Caol Ila 6 Year Old 2016 Hidden Spirits CI1623 54.2% 70cl Sauternes & Bourbon CasksCaol Ila 6 Year Old 2016 Hidden Spirits CI1623 54. 2% 70cl Celebrated independent bottler Hidden Spirits specialises in selecting and releasing sensational single malts. Thats what weve got here with this vibrant, bold Caol Ila single cask. Distilled back in 2016 at the Islay distillery, it was aged in a sherry cask for six years before bottling in 2023 yielding 328 bottles. Its been released at a natural cask strength of 54. 2%, without the addition

Appleton Estate 29 Year Old Hearts Collection 1993 63% ABV

dark fruits and baking spices

spending its full maturation in a hogshead before being bottled in 2023

salty sand after the tide has receded

Nose: Elegant

with fresh orange peel

Complex Aromas: Enjoy a symphony of fruit and Sherried tones in every sip

its taken time to perfect give it time to work its magic across the palate

soft notes of summer fruits and anise

The single cask expression was matured in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks – and then it was bottled last year at a lively 59

smoke and soft peat

Palate: More baked goods come through on the palate