Sold outMay 2022In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 9 years.
“Limited to 1 per member A very intense peat smoke to start with of burnt raisins soaked in TCP (antiseptic liquid), the scent of heavy bonfire smoke stuck in a wholly…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 53.414 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 9 years old, bottled at 59.3%, released in the May 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.