Taking its name from the Gaelic for ‘dawn’, Moch is a wonderful newcomer from this renowned distillery. It is the first single malt from Caol Ila to be selected for taste alone: sweet, smooth and lightly smoky, unconstrained by age, cask wood, strength or finish.
"To nose, it’s clean, appetising and shows subtle citrus fruit with just a puff of smoke. Smooth and pleasant in the mouth, it begins sweetly then yields a fragrant smokiness then a delicious sweet-smoky, lingering finish"
- 'Gold' The Spirits Business 2015.
Tasting Notes:
APPEARANCE : Pale gold. Good viscosity.
NOSE : Unreduced, clean and fresh like wet, salty sand after the tide has receded. Some smoke behind, as from an old bonfire. Adding a little water brings up more freshness.
PALATE : Unreduced, sweet and salty with a balancing acidity, and fresh as a sea breeze. The trademark clean and smoky character of Caol Ila is here. Appetising. Adding water gives a smoother, softer, sweeter feel, still very maritime, with a nice texture. Sweetly drying overall. Medium bodied, elegant and smooth.
FINISh : Quite short, drying and warming with a little bitterness. Lingering smoky aftertaste.
SUMMARY : An absolutely straightforward, no nonsense Caol Ila. Crisp, assertive, direct, and unmistakeable.
Size:
700 ml
ABV:
43.0%
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