Caol Ila 7 Years Old 2013 Cask #325558 (Signatory)

Zodiac Series

700ml / 61.6%

Single Malt

$194

From the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, a 7 year old Caol Ila 2013, at 61.6%. Soft ash and smoked citrus sit on an oily body. Among the most widely traded of Islay’s single malts. An east coast Islay distillery on the narrow Sound of Islay. It stands at Port Askaig, facing Jura across the Sound. This is a finely judged Islay single malt.

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SKU CIL913 Categories Caol Ila, Islay, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Caol Ila

Description

A Caol Ila of a 7 year old chosen by the Pitlochry bottler Signatory Vintage, distilled in 2013, from cask 325558, bottled at 61.6%, one of 268 bottles. Caol Ila is one of the largest malt distilleries in all of Scotland. A ferry crosses the Sound from Port Askaig to Jura and the mainland.

Made from medium peated malt for a clean, smoky spirit, for a smoke more elegant than heavy. An ex-Bourbon barrel gave a gentle sweetness and a creamy edge. At an extractive age eugenol lends a clove note and oak lactones a coconut sweetness, the guaiacol smoke bright and fresh. Cool, damp warehousing slows the loss of the angel's share over the years. The six tall stills sit behind picture windows looking out to Jura. Active wood frames the smoke without smothering the citrus beneath. Diageo's Special Releases have featured both peated and unpeated Caol Ila.

At a full 61.6% it is bold and oily. A clean maritime smoke with lemon and brine, with a touch of vanilla and toffee. Smoke, lemon and a saline minerality fill the middle. The finish runs oily, smoky and clean. This is one of the most versatile of the Islay malts.