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SMWS 53.451: Caol Ila

“Particle accelerator” · Past release, no longer on sale
Particle accelerator - SMWS 53.451Sold outAug 2023
53.451

Particle accelerator

SMWS regionIslay
Age11 years
ABV55.8%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 11 years.

“A deep, kippery smokiness greeted the Panel at first nosing.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£82.50View on SMWS

SMWS 53.451 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 11 years old, bottled at 55.8%, released in the Aug 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £82.50, this 11-year-old cost more than 36 of the 49 Caol Ila bottlings aged 9–13 released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £63 to £99, with a median of £70.
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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