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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.
A genuine ‘old-school’ edition of the classic Islay whisky Caol Ila, in a 200ml bottle. You don’t come across these very often! This single malt was distilled in 1975 and bottled 20 years later at a robust 61.1%. It scores 90.3 points on Whiskybase.
Bottler Signatory Vintage once released bottlings in 350 ml bottles with screw caps. Here is one: a Caol Ila single malt whisky distilled in 1982, which then matured in a bourbon cask for 13 years before being bottled at 43%. And now it is a rarity.
'We are hope despite the times' reads the label on the Maltbarn bottling. Inside the bottles is a 19-year-old Caol Ila single malt. This classic, peated Islay whisky matured in a bourbon cask. A dram to take your mind off things! (131 bottles; 52.9% ABV)
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%.
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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