Caol Ila 18 Year Old
Caol Ila 18 Year Old
  • smoky smoky
  • grassy grassy
  • herbs herbs
  • peaty peaty
  • phenols phenols
  • oak oak
  • sugar sugar
  • savoury savoury
  • charred charred
  • smoky smoky
  • grassy grassy
  • herbs herbs
  • peaty peaty
  • phenols phenols
  • oak oak
  • sugar sugar
  • savoury savoury
  • charred charred

Caol Ila 18 Year Old

700ml
43% ABV
£253.63
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  • BrandCaol Ila
  • CategorySingle Malt Scotch
  • CountryScotland
  • RegionIslay
  • DistilleryCaol Ila
  • Age18 Year Old
  • Style Single Malt Whisky
  • Alcohol 43%
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Caol Ila 18 Years Old is like a fine Dominican Cigar on a chilly evening.

In Gaelic, Caol Ila is pronounced “cole ī-la” and it means “sound of Islay.” And sure enough, this distillery sits right on the water facing the deep-water strait between Islay and Jura… smack dab in smoky-single-malt paradise. The Caol Ila Distillerie — owned by Diageo — is a production machine, cranking out 3.5 million liters of the peaty amber liquid each year. But their Whisky is in high demand as a core component to dozens of premium blends. In fact, the major blends take 95% of production, leaving only 5% to go into their signature single malts.

Where a young peated Whisky can whip you in the face with charcoal and campfire smoke, it is amazing what time does to this classic Islay dram. A full eighteen years of patient maturation calms the harsher phenols into a gourmet tray of smoked delicacies. You are left with a creamy, smooth, and dense single malt that lingers on the palate with a savory sweetness and pronounced notes of fresh-picked herbs. Where some lesser Islay Whiskies are like chain-smoking a pack of Marlboro cigarettes, Caol Ila 18 Years Old is like a fine Dominican Cigar on a chilly evening by the sea.

Appearance / Color
Crystal clear antique gold

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Highly aromatic with fresh-cut grass, malt, fresh cooking herbs, and the sea

Flavour / Taste / Palate
Full and round with more grass, grains, wet oak, turbinado sugar, and charred peat

Finish
Long and thick with oiled wood, soft smoke, and autumn rain

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Note: Once an order has been safely & successfully delivered, we do not accept returns due to change of heart or taste. Due to state regulations, we cannot accept the return of alcohol purchased by a customer in error.

Caol Ila 18 Year Old

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Bart
Has a touch of peat that doesn...

Has a touch of peat that doesn't overpower like other Islay scotches. Highly recommend

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Jaka
Islay can be hard or it can be...

Islay can be hard or it can be enjoyable hard. This one is so smooth that it almost feel watery, yet it delivers the kick you would expect of it.

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Pretty Darn Good!

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