Caol Ila First Fill Bourbon Barrel 2022
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£5,200.00
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Caol Ila First Fill Bourbon Barrel 2022
HED04912
20000 cl
63.5%
£5,200.00
Taxes excluded.
This Caol Ila First Fill Bourbon Barrel 2022 features a 10 Year Old whisky, distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2022. Maturation in a fresh American oak cask allows the distillery’s signature character to shine through, with an emphasis on raw spirit without wine-seasoned wood influence. The profile reveals lemon zest, sea salt, and characteristic bonfire smoke, maintaining a vibrant peat presence. The first-fill Bourbon cask treatment introduces notes of vanilla, complementing the whisky`s natural acidity. This expression showcases the integral fermentation and distillation methods unique to Caol Ila, producing a crisp Islay dram that captures the essence of its coastal origins.
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Caol Ila
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'.
