Sold outApr 2022In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 11 years.
“Limited to 1 bottle per member An enticingly coastal start welcomed us with rock pools, beach bonfire ash and salty sea air before heavier aromas of tarry ropes,…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 53.403 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 11 years old, bottled at 57.1%, released in the Apr 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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.