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SMWS 53.392: Caol Ila

“In the half-light” · Past release, no longer on sale
In the half-light - SMWS 53.392Sold outFeb 2022
53.392

In the half-light

SMWS regionIslay
Age9 years
ABV52.9%
Outturn274 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-oloroso sherry hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 9 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member A superbly satisfying mix of peat and sherry influence we thought.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£63View on SMWS

SMWS 53.392 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 9 years old, bottled at 52.9%, released in the Feb 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £63, this 9-year-old cost less than 36 of the 40 Caol Ila bottlings aged 8–11 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £82.50, with a median of £67.
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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