Caol Ila 10 Years Old 2011 Cask #DL 15248 (Old Particular)

Old Particular – Cheers to Better Days

700ml / 48.4%

Single Malt

$151

A 10 year old Caol Ila from the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, 2011, at 48.4%. Clean and coastal, the smoke leans to lemon and olive oil. One of the largest malt distilleries in all of Scotland. The distillery sits below a steep brae on the shore. This is a refined Islay single malt that wears its style lightly.

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SKU CIL372 Categories Caol Ila, Islay, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Caol Ila

Description

This Caol Ila was bottled by the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, a 10 year old, distilled in 2011, from cask DL 15248, bottled at 48.4%, one of 416 bottles. Caol Ila sends more spirit to independent bottlers than almost any malt. Tall stills and a clean cut give the spirit its oily, lemony lightness.

The spirit was made from medium phenol malt on soft Loch nam Ban water, giving a bright, citrus driven peat. Years in ex-Bourbon wood lent a soft vanilla and a coastal calm. In integration the oak lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the phenols, the whole growing rounder and oilier. Sea air works into the maturing casks, lending a briny, coastal lift. The medium peating leaves a smoke that is firm but never heavy. Cool, damp warehousing slows the loss of the angel's share over the years. Caol Ila's smoke leans to lemon, olive oil and brine rather than tar or iodine.

At a hearty 48.4% it carries real weight. Smoke, lemon and a peppery oil, with a light vanilla and a touch of coconut. The oily body carries the smoke long and clean. The finish runs oily, smoky and clean. This is a clean, smoky Islay single malt from Caol Ila.