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SMWS 53.465: Caol Ila

“A bold smoky affogato” · Past release, no longer on sale
A bold smoky affogato - SMWS 53.465Sold outNov 2023
53.465

A bold smoky affogato

SMWS regionIslay
Age15 years
ABV56.9%
Cask1st fill ex-px hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 53
DistilleryCaol Ila
RegionIslay

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 15 years.

“Boom!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£109.90View on SMWS

SMWS 53.465 is a single cask of Caol Ila, in the Islay region, 15 years old, bottled at 56.9%, released in the Nov 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 53.x is from Caol Ila.

How the price compares
At £109.90, this 15-year-old cost more than 15 of the 18 Caol Ila bottlings aged 13–16 released 2022–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £84.70 to £110, with a median of £99.
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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