Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 2003

Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 2003

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Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 2003
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70 cl

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£98.80
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Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice is an Islay single malt distilled in 2003 and bottled in 2016 by Gordon and MacPhail. This expression was matured in refill bourbon barrels and bottled at 46% ABV, a standard strength for the Connoisseurs Choice range during this period. The liquid displays a profile of chimney soot, sea salt, lemon peel and vanilla. This 2003 distillation highlights the distillery`s ability to produce a refined and approachable peated malt that maintains a strong coastal identity. Gordon and MacPhail`s Connoisseurs Choice range, launched in the 1960s, was instrumental in establishing the global reputation of Islay single malts as distinct from the blends they traditionally supported.

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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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