Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2011 (cask 900056) – Fadandel | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2011 (cask 900056) – Fadandel | 700ML

Distilled in 2011, the whisky spent seven years maturing in a first fill Entre Deux Mers wine barrique, which has imparted deliciously sweet layers to the classic Caol Ila smokiness.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 120 (60%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Caol Ila

Independently bottled single malt from Caol Ila, selected by the folks at Fadandel in Denmark! Distilled in 2011, the whisky spent seven years maturing in a first fill Entre Deux Mers wine barrique, which has imparted deliciously sweet layers to the classic Caol Ila smokiness.

Caol Ila 7 Year Old 2011 (cask 900056) – Fadandel | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: A delicate balance of salty peat smoke and sweet, vinous oak.

Palate: Zesty wafts of candied citrus, bonfire embers, and plenty of smoke are lifted by delicately floral fruit and a waft of vanilla.

Finish: Pepper, plenty of prickling spice, the fruitiness remains, but nestled amongst lingering layers of ash and peat.

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.