Sold outMar 2023In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 31 years.
“Like opening a hamper of succulent smoked shellfish, this is “the stuff that dreams are made of”, with a lot more smoke on the palate neat than expected from the nose.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 53.431 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 31 years old, bottled at 56.9%, released in the Mar 2023 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.