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SMWS 53.358: Caol Ila

“‘When in Russia, do …’” · Past release, no longer on sale
‘When in Russia, do …’ - SMWS 53.358Sold outJan 2021
53.358

‘When in Russia, do …’

SMWS regionIslay
Age10 years
ABV58%
Outturn313 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 10 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member One of the Panel members, who should know, commented ‘just like in a Russian banya’ (for you and me: a bathhouse with sauna, steam…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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SMWS 53.358 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 10 years old, bottled at 58%, released in the Jan 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £65, this 10-year-old cost less than 21 of the 37 Caol Ila bottlings aged 8–12 released 2020–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £92.40, with a median of £66.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Caol Ila

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.

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