Caol Ila Distillers Edition Single Malt
Scotch Whisky, distilled in Islay, has
taken the top Single Malt Scotch Whisky
honours at the 2011 San Francisco World
Spirits Competition.
After three days of judging against
dozens of single malt Scotch whiskies,
the Caol Ila Distillers Edition was
awarded the accolade of "Best Single
Malt Scotch Whisky".
This stylish, richly flavoured and
complex expression of Caol Ila has -
after many years maturation in oak casks
- has been double-matured in dark Moscatel
cask wood, hand-selected to complement
the whisky’s sweetly fruity, smoky
intensity.
Caol Ila Distillers Edition is not new
to expert praise. It won Gold – Best in
Class at the International Wine & Spirit
Competition in 2009, Gold at the
International Spirits Challenge in 2009
and 2010, and Gold at the Scotch Whisky
Masters in 2010.
The supreme "Best" award, won this year
by Caol Ila Distillers Edition, is given
after an extensive multiple-round
judging process running over three days.
The limited number of bottlings that
qualify for a Double Gold Medal (which
happens when the judging panel is
unanimous in its assessment of a Gold
Medal award) may, if the judges
unanimously agree again, progress
further to compete for honours in a
wider super category.
This "super panel" of judges then
re-assess the selected Double Gold
winners with a view to deciding the
"Best of" category awards: a process
that takes the better part of the final
day, nosing, tasting, evaluating and
voting the best of the best in each
category.
Judging at the San Francisco World
Spirits Competition is based on a blind,
consensual procedure ensuring
competitive integrity, making this
competition one of the most reputable
and recognised competitions in the
spirits industry.
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