Caol Ila 24 years old, 175th Anniversary Bottling /52.1%/ 0.7l

In 2021, Caol Ila Distillery celebrated its 175th anniversary.

Built in 1846 by Hector Henderson, for almost the entire first century of its history it experienced financial problems, including the bankruptcy of its owners. In 1927 the distillery was taken over by the DCL concern, and it currently belongs to Diageo. In 1974 all buildings, except for the warehouses, were razed to the ground and new ones were erected in their place, and the modernisation completed in 2011 increased the production capacity of the plant to 6.5 million litres of alcohol per year. To celebrate the anniversary, we received a special limited edition, Caol Ila 24 years old. The whisky was bottled at cask strength (52.1% abv) and without cold filtration, and 3,000 bottles were released.

Nose : peat smoke, seaweed, smoked seafood, tarred tench, green olives, apples, pears, buttered croissant, lemon peel, black tea and a mixture of dried herbs.

Palate: smoke and ash, apples, peaches, grapefruit, lemons, hints of mango, salted caramel, honey, vanilla, butter cookies, white pepper, licorice and toasted oak.

Finish: long and smoky, with notes of country orchard fruit, sweet bread, vanilla, honey, lemon juice, pepper, salt and oak.