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SMWS 53.366: Caol Ila

“Licking a coal scuttle” · Past release, no longer on sale
Licking a coal scuttle - SMWS 53.366Sold outApr 2021
53.366

Licking a coal scuttle

SMWS regionIslay
Age8 years
ABV55.4%
Outturn276 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-oloroso sherry hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 8 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member Shifting this from ex-bourbon wood to an oloroso hogshead after six years has produced an intriguing combination of flavours and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£67.10View on SMWS

SMWS 53.366 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 8 years old, bottled at 55.4%, released in the Apr 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £67.10, this 8-year-old cost more than 20 of the 26 Caol Ila bottlings aged 9–10 released 2020–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £79.20, with a median of £65.
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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