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The Caol Ila distillery dates from 1846, at least the warehouse of this Islay distillery, because the distillery itself was completely rebuilt and enlarged in the early 1970s. Where Caol Ila was 'self-malting' until the renovation, the distillery then used malt from Port Ellen Maltings, also located on Islay. Some connoisseurs see a separation here between the heavier 'old' and the 'lighter' new Caol Ila.
Although the distillery produces quite a few single malt whisky bottlings, most of the malt goes to the Johnnie Walker blends. Remarkably, the single malt for the blends is not peated, while Caol Ila is known as the maker of smoky Islay whisky. By the way, there are a few bottlings of that unpeated version.
James Eadie bottled this Caol Ila in 2026. The medium-peated Islay single malt matured for 8 years, of which the last 6 months in a Palo Cortado sherry cask made of European oak. That finish enriched the Caol Ila profile with subtle sweet notes. (48.3%)
A nice example of the distillery character, this 12-year-old Caol Ila. Tough and yet subtle, and nicely balanced with the smoke and peat notes typical of Caol Ila. A good and affordable entry into the world of 'peated' Islay whisky.
With the series in which this Caol Ila single malt whisky was released, James Eadie commemorates the Distilleries of Great Britain & Ireland. This Islay malt matured for 12 years in a re-charred ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at 52.3% cask strength.
This single malt, released by Chorlton Whisky, is a typical Caol Ila, with its mild peat smoke and maritime notes and beautifully balanced cask influences and alcohol. This Islay whisky matured for 18 years in a bourbon hogshead and is bottled at 50.7%.
A 35-year-old Caol Ila! That's the subject of chapter 28 of Decadent Drinks' epic, Whiskyland. This Islay single malt was filled into a bourbon cask in 1990 and bottled in early 2026 at 44.5% ABV. A truly old-school dram, oily and full of flavour!
This Caol Ila 2000 Distillers Edition was finished in Moscatel wine casks.
This Caol Ila was bottled in 2017 by The Creative Whisky Company. The classic Islay single malt whisky matured for 11 years in a bourbon cask. Creamy, sweet smokiness, and maritime elements like seaweed and shellfish; all this and more! (52.2% ABV))
This Caol Ila single malt whisky matured for 16 years, the last two years of which in a 1st-fill Oloroso sherry cask. This is clearly visible in the colour. Bottler Van Wees, therefore, released the malt in the series The Ultimate-Sherry Cask Finish. 46%
In 2019, Torsten Paul Whisky Company released its first bottles. The bottler finishes the whisky himself in carefully selected casks. This 12-year-old Caol Ila single malt whisky, for example, was finished on an oloroso octave. Result: 61 bottles at 57.7%
Bottled in collaboration with Torsten Paul, this first release from Roger's Whisky Company. Like the TPWC bottlings, this one is finished on a small quality cask, a PX octave in this case. It is a 12 year old Caol Ila bottled at a strength of 50%.
For the Dutch market, Berry Bros & Rudd bottled this Caol Ila single malt, of which it is immediately apparent that it is finished in an Oloroso cask. In total, the medium-peated Islay malt matured for 15 years before being bottled at 56.2% cask strength.
A 15-year-old, sherried Caol Ila at this price—you can't pass that up! Bottled by James Gordon Whisky Co., this Islay single malt matured in a first-fill sherry cask. Sweet, smoky, with notes of vanilla fudge, blackberries, ginger, and anise. (53.7% ABV)
Robust yet subtly smoky, as a Caol Ila single malt whisky can be, nicely balanced with the influence of the oloroso sherry casks on which this Càrn Mòr bottling matured for 8 years. For a reasonable price you will have a pleasantly drinkable dram. (47,5%)
The whiskies in Decadent Drinks' Equinox & Solstice series are always bottled at the easy drinking strength of 48.5%. That goes also for this Autumn Edition, a Caol Ila single malt whisky that matured for 11 years in an Oloroso European oak cask.
The eighth Caol Ila bottling in Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2017. The single malt whisky was matured in five bourbon casks and bottled at 55.2% cask strength. It has received a score of about 86 points on Whiskybase so far.
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