Sold outNov 2020In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 9 years.
“Bottle limited to 1 per member On the nose, balsamic acidity led to lemon over oysters, seaweed in rock-pools, wooden boats on a shingle beach, grilled whole prawns and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 53.353 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 9 years old, bottled at 60%, released in the Nov 2020 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
Hidden in a cove above Port Askaig, gazing across the churning Sound of Islay to the Paps of Jura, Caol Ila (1846) is the island's largest distillery and the quiet engine-room of Johnnie Walker. On its own, though, it is a beauty: oily and cool, olive brine and lemon and a soft grey smoke. Diageo's.