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Caol Ila 12YO 700ml

Caol Ila 12YO 700ml

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Caol Ila is hidden in a quiet cove near Port Askaig. Many consider this locality to be the wildest and most picturesque of the island. Situated on Loch Nam Ban, the site is ideal thanks to the abundant supply of good water. Caol Ila (Gaelic for 'the Sound of Islay') 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. 

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 slightly of seaweed/iodine, lightly medicinal, smoky, salty, sweet with a dry peppery finish. 

Alc 43%

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Caol Ila is hidden in a quiet cove near Port Askaig. Many consider this locality to be the wildest and most picturesque of the island. Situated on Loch Nam Ban, the site is ideal thanks to the abundant supply of good water. Caol Ila (Gaelic for 'the Sound of Islay') 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. 

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 slightly of seaweed/iodine, lightly medicinal, smoky, salty, sweet with a dry peppery finish. 

Alc 43%

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Ratings & Reviews

Customer Reviews

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K
Kevin Coupland
Call Ila

Smooth drink

D
Denise Fuentes
Never disappointed

We visited the Cao Ila distillery on Isla last year and could understand how this whiskey was produced from such a wonderful location. It's smooth but distinctive.

K
Kerry
He's going to be very happy

Bought for Husbands birthday gift in mid November, he will be very pleased as loves his single malts, loves this Coal Ila and hasn't had it for a while so a treat is in store

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Steve Barker

A nice drop, good value

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Maureen Smith
A smooth plated malt.

I have favoured pleated malts for a number of years and in my opinion all are different. Some can be harsh with huge overtones of peat while others can be softer and more rounded. Caol Ila falls in this latter category. It is a scotch which is mellow, with just the right amount of peat and with a good lingering aftertaste.