Whisky Focus - Caol Ila Moch A Friendly Dawn

This spring sees the dawn of a new expression of Caol Ila, the famous Single Malt Scotch Whisky made on the east coast of Islay since the distillery was founded by Hector Henderson in 1846.

And this one has been specially bottled just for the Friends of the Classic Malts.

Caol Ila Moch Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the latest exciting addition to the Caol Ila family. It is the first single malt from the distillery to be selected entirely on the basis of its taste, rather than age, cask wood, strength or finish.

Moch which means Dawn in Gaelic is a a very appropriate name for this new whisky as the Caol Ila distillery sits on . Islay’s east coast and is the first distillery on the island to see the dawn, just as it is the first - shielded by Cnoc Dubh, the Black Hill behind the distillery - to receive the night as the sun sinks in the Atlantic on the far side of the island.

No age statement? Billy Stitchell, long-time distillery manager at Caol Ila, says: "Moch is selected for taste rather than age, and you’ll still find it every inch a Caol Ila. It’s a new departure for us, to have a whisky that’s not defined by age or strength or finish, but by taste, and it’s an exciting development, I think."

Caol Ila Moch Availability
Caol Ila Moch is initially being made available to Friends of the Classic Malts in European markets: German, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom. Its UK RRP will be £32.91

In the UK it will be available solely to Friends of the Classic Malts through The Whisky Exchange.

The Caol Ila Family
Caol Ila 12 year old, Caol Ila 18 year old, Caol Ila 25 year old, Caol Ila Distillers Edition and Caol Ila Cask Strength are regular expressions of Caol Ila.

In addition, expressions of Caol Ila often appear in the annual limited-edition Special Releases, most recently in 2010 as an unpeated ‘Highland Style’ 12 year old.
 

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