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**Sound of Islay** From the north shore of the island, Caol Ila, pronounced Cull-eela, literally means "the Sound of Islay". Plenty of sweet seaweed and floral notes on a light frame with a pungent, peppery finish.
I don't mean to step on anyone's toes... but here we go. I've sat elbow-to-elbow at bars with pretentious drinkers eager to nuke and salt their tastebuds with extreme flavors and high alcohol all too many times. I sob into my glass as their tongues dissolved. What do I sob into? Caol Ila 12. Sweet seaweed, healthy peat, white pepper, heather, and chimney smoke. This is all dished out in elegant proportions, making a whisky that achieves harmony instead of heavily saturated flavors. Stop drinking sherry bombs and start drinking whisky.
As a synonym for Scottish, some people object to the term “Scotch” – but as far as their whisky goes, the Scottish people are required by law to classify the spirit as “Scotch whisky.”
History:Distillation was brought to Scotland from Ireland by missionary monks in the 6th century. In 1644, the first taxes were imposed on Scottish distillers by England, with the result that most of the nation’s whisky was soon distilled illicitly. With the Parliament’s passing of the “Excise Act” in 1824, licensing fees for distilleries were much cheaper. Distilleries started to take out...
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