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SMWS 53.396: Caol Ila

“Tug boats, tarry ropes and sweet peat” · Past release, no longer on sale
Tug boats, tarry ropes and sweet peat - SMWS 53.396Sold outFeb 2022
53.396

Tug boats, tarry ropes and sweet peat

SMWS regionIslay
Age11 years
ABV58.9%
Outturn292 bottles
Caskrefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 11 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member A classic example – the nose evoked tug boat fumes and tarry ropes, raking out the morning-after fireplace, fresh bread from the oven and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£69View on SMWS

SMWS 53.396 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 11 years old, bottled at 58.9%, released in the Feb 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £69, this 11-year-old cost less than 23 of the 47 Caol Ila bottlings aged 9–13 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £98.40, with a median of £69.
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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