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SMWS 53.402: Caol Ila

“You're gonna need a bigger boat!” · Past release, no longer on sale
You're gonna need a bigger boat! - SMWS 53.402Sold outApr 2022
53.402

You're gonna need a bigger boat!

SMWS regionIslay
Age10 years
ABV58.1%
Caskrefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

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

“Limited to 2 bottles per member This one was virtually clambering out of the glass!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 53.402 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 10 years old, bottled at 58.1%, released in the Apr 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £65, this 10-year-old cost less than 26 of the 42 Caol Ila bottlings aged 8–12 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £92.40, with a median of £68.
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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