Sold outSep 2023In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 10 years.
“The nose evoked memories of gathering amber on the Baltic coast and peat smoke drifting through an Islay village, plus crispy bacon and lemon squeezed over grilled fish.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 53.438 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 10 years old, bottled at 60.9%, released in the Sep 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.