Lagavulin & Caol Ila Feis Ile 2014 Bottlings

[William]

To mark this year's Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Lagavulin and Caol Ila Distilleries have now announced details of their special Festival natural cask strength bottlings available only to visitors

The Caol Ila special bottling was personally selected by David Wood, Caol Ila Distillery Manager. It was distilled in 2002 and has been matured in Refill American Oak Hogsheads. It has been bottled at 55.5% ABV in an edition of 1,500 bottles.

The Lagavulin bottling is drawn from casks filled in January 1995. Matured in European Oak Sherry Butts, the liquid was personally selected by Lagavulin warehouseman Iain McArthur. At 54.7% ABV, it comes in an edition of 3,500 bottles.

Both whiskies are priced at £99 per bottle. Sales are limited to two bottles per personal visitor.

More info and tasting note here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/lagavulincaolila2014islayfestival.htm
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[whisky_rob]

Coming to an on-line whisky auction near you soon! I'd love to taste these but alas I suspect most will buy 2, drink 1 and sell one which will more than likely cover their costs.

Having done a quick mental calculation I think if you got as many Feis Ile bottlings as you could and re-sold them you would actually make money by going to Islay for the weekend!

[mike101]

Rob, in that case we have to put it down in our diaries and go.... 2015 it is then...

See you there..

cheers
mike

[JAB]

The Lagavulin was an amazing dram but unfortunately I did get a bottle as I was holding back on the spending this year