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Islay
1846
Loch Nam Ban
United Distillers & Vintners
Operational
Yes by appointment.
+44 (0)1496 302760
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Caol Ila whisky distillery was built in
1846 by Hector Henderson - a Glasgow
businessman with a keen interest in
distilling. Like Bunnahabhain and
Bruichladdich, the development of Caol
Ila created along with it, a community
of its own. Without these distilleries,
it is likely that there would have been
little sustained human interference in
these areas at all.
In 1857 Henderson
went out of business and the distillery
was purchased by Bulloch Lade & Co. The
Distillers Company Limited took over
management in 1927. From this date
production continued until 1972, when
the entire structure of the distillery
was demolished. A larger distillery was
built in the same original architectural
style, and production resumed in 1974.
Caol Ila is considered to be one of the lighter of the Islays. Medium-bodied with a rounded flavour. Pale in colour with a greenish tinge. This malt has a peaty nose, with distinct floral notes. It is described as tasting slighty
of seaweed/iodine, lightly medicinal,
smoky, salty, sweet with a dry peppery
finish.
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Caol Ila Tasting Notes
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 Caol Ila
12 Year Old Single Malt.
Colour:
Pale gold.
Nose:
Oily yet fruity. Lightly medicinal, wet grass, linseed oil, smoky wood. With water good biscuity
malt and smoky bacon notes.
Taste:
Smoky smoothness and a sweet start. Rounded, mid-weight. Good smoky
intensity mid-palate. Clean juicy
fruits, oil and dry smoke.
Finish:
Long smoky, warming.
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Caol Ila offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt.
- 18 Year Old Single Malt.
- Caol Ila 1979 25 Year Old
Bottled 2005.
- 25 Year Old American & European Oak Refill Casks.
- Caol Ila Cask Strength.
- Caol Ila 15 Year Old Flora & Fauna Series.
- Caol Ila has many other
vintage bottlings available plus you
will will find many independent
bottlings.
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