Caol Ila 20 Year Old SMWS 53.64 1983

Caol Ila 20 Year Old SMWS 53.64 1983

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Caol Ila 20 Year Old SMWS 53.64 1983
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70 cl

55.4%
£474.00
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Caol Ila 20 Year Old SMWS 53.64 is an Islay single malt distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2003 by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This expression was matured in a refill bourbon hogshead and bottled at 58.4% ABV under the name `Damp soot on a harbour wall`. The name accurately reflects a profile of wet coal, brine and medicinal peat smoke. On the palate, the liquid is oily and carries flavours of lemon curd and a sharp, ozonic sea salt. The 1983 distillation highlights the consistency of the spirit during the early 1980s, providing a naked look at the spirit’s evolution in a single cask.

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An Islay Powerhouse

One of the largest distilleries on Islay, Caol Ila was founded on the north of the island, near Port Askaig, in 1846. The distillery water source is Loch Nam Ban providing water filtered through a combination of limestone and peat. Caol Ila produces nearly four million litres a year, mostly for premium blended whiskies like Johnnie Walker. Only around a twentieth of the production is bottled as a single malt.

While the house-style is a classic, peated Islay malt, Caol Ila have successfully experimented with unpeated whiskies over the years. The core range features a 12 year old and an 18 year old along with Moch, a lighter style of single malt that takes its name from the Garlic for 'dawn'.

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