Caol Ila is Islay's largest distillery, founded in 1846 on the Sound of Islay, producing around 6.5 million litres of peated spirit a year, most of which disappears into blends. Independent single-cask bottlings like this one give a rare glimpse of the distillery's character unblended and close to natural strength.
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This is GreatDrams' second single cask, single malt release from Caol Ila: a single bourbon cask distilled in 2013, bottled in 2022 at 9 years old and 48.2% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural colour. Just 140 bottles were produced worldwide, offered here in a 20cl format.
Awards: Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023; Gold Medal, London Spirits Competition 2023.