This is very special liquid…
A Caol Ila 1974 Vintage 20 Year Old that was bottled by the Hart Brothers in 1994.
This is some of the very first liquid that was produced at the then newly reopened Caol Ila distillery in 1974. In 1972, Caol Ila was closed and the distillery was essentially rebuilt and ‘modernised’ before being reopened in 1974.
As a result of Caol Ila’s temporary closure in 1972, Brora distillery was tasked with producing heavily peated malt for owners The Distillers Company (now Diageo) as a way of maintaining production primarily for The Distillers Company’s blending requirements.
The whisky was bottled at 43%.
Our Tasting Notes:
Nose: Elegant. Dried Provence lavender. Flaked almonds. Salted fudge. Clementines. Earl grey. Wet lemon peels.
Palate: Classic Caol Ila mineral quality. Crystallised ginger. Refined menthol. Coal. Grapefruit rinds. White ash. Stone fruits. Peppery peat profile. Wet coastal stones.
Finish: Salty edge.Lime skins. Kelp. Cigar ash. Gentle citrus peels. Charcoal.
Note: This is one of those phenomenal drams you can spend an entire evening just nosing!
Caol Ila Distillery – Active
This is very special liquid…
A Caol Ila 1974 Vintage 20 Year Old that was bottled by the Hart Brothers in 1994.
This is some of the very first liquid that was produced at the then newly reopened Caol Ila distillery in 1974. In 1972, Caol Ila was closed and the distillery was essentially rebuilt and ‘modernised’ before being reopened in 1974.
As a result of Caol Ila’s temporary closure in 1972, Brora distillery was tasked with producing heavily peated malt for owners The Distillers Company (now Diageo) as a way of maintaining production primarily for The Distillers Company’s blending requirements.
The whisky was bottled at 43%.
Our Tasting Notes:
Nose: Elegant. Dried Provence lavender. Flaked almonds. Salted fudge. Clementines. Earl grey. Wet lemon peels.
Palate: Classic Caol Ila mineral quality. Crystallised ginger. Refined menthol. Coal. Grapefruit rinds. White ash. Stone fruits. Peppery peat profile. Wet coastal stones.
Finish: Salty edge.Lime skins. Kelp. Cigar ash. Gentle citrus peels. Charcoal.
Note: This is one of those phenomenal drams you can spend an entire evening just nosing!
Caol Ila Distillery – Active
