Caol Ila 15 Year Old 2007 (cask 204) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Caol Ila 15 Year Old 2007 (cask 204) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

A terrific single malt from Caol Ila, distilled in 2007 and matured for 15 years, with two of those years spent finishing in a first-fill oloroso sherry butt.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 114.6 (57.3%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Caol Ila

A terrific single malt from Caol Ila, distilled in 2007 and matured for 15 years, with two of those years spent finishing in a first-fill oloroso sherry butt. The smoky, Islay Scotch whisky was bottled by indie bottlers Signatory Vintage in 2023 for its Cask Strength Collection.

Caol Ila 15 Year Old 2007 (cask 204) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Smoked streaky bacon, with dried figs, some toasted almonds, vanilla, and spice.

Palate: Sherry character bringing a barbecue smoke quality to the coastal peat, with drizzles of caramel, raisin-studded fruit compote, and shavings of chocolate.

Finish: Sweet sherry and smoke linger, with some drying oak.

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.