Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 – Paloma (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants) | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 – Paloma (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants) | 700ML

We love a bit of indie Caol Ila, but when you take a single cask of its smoky spirit like the Goldfinch Whisky Merchants have done and pop it into Palo Cortado sherry casks, to finish and bottle it without additional colour or filtration, you really excite us.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 107.6 (53.8%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Caol Ila

We love a bit of indie Caol Ila, but when you take a single cask of its smoky spirit like the Goldfinch Whisky Merchants have done and pop it into Palo Cortado sherry casks, to finish and bottle it without additional colour or filtration, you really excite us.

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 – Paloma (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Heaps of lemon zest, wet hay, bonfire smoke, and custard cream biscuits.

Palate: Through oily malt and medicinal peat comes salted caramel, pineapple and cinnamon.

Finish: Lingering peat with a light touch of dried fruit.

Distillery Information

Caol Ila was founded to the North of Islay in 1846 by the pleasingly-named Hector Henderson. It is located near Port Askaig and sits in lush, floral surroundings, overlooking the cove and the Paps of southern Jura. The distillery draws its water from Loch Nam Ban, whose waters travel through limestone and peat before reaching their beneficiary, Caol Ila. The whisky distillery was sold to Norman Buchanan in 1852 and then, following monetary hardship, to the Glasgow-based blenders Bulloch, Lade and Co who renovated the buildings in 1879. Following liquidation, Distillers Company Ltd acquired Caol Ila and the distillery was subsequently transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers. The capacity is moderate at 3.65 million litres annually, the majority of which is used in Johnnie Walker blends. Just 5% is kept for maturation as single malt. From 1999, unpeated single malts have been experimented with and in 2006 the first unpeated bottling was released in the form of an eight year-old. Caol Ila, whose name derives from the Gaelic for Sound of Islay, has been included in the Diageo Classic Malts range, exhibiting twelve and eighteen year-old expressions as well as a Moscatel-finished Distillers Edition. Independent bottlings can also be found.