Caol Ila 1985 25 Year Old Old & Rare Douglas Laing

Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2001 Gordon & Macphail Hermitage Wine Casks Finish

This 14 Year Old Caol Ila Hermitage Wine Casks Finish from 2001 was released in Gordon & Macphail’s Private Collection series, in which only exclusive casks that were chosen by the G&M management are bottled. A Caol Ila on wine? Really? Hmm. Let us give it a try. As soon as I pour this into my glass, it is clear that this is going to be...

Score 85/100

Caol Ila 24 Year Old 175th Anniversary

My favourite distillery on Islay is celebrating its 175th anniversary in style, with a 24-year-old release at cask strength. The 3,000 available bottles were sold out in the blink of an eye and I unfortunately missed them. But luckily there is my whisky gabber Manny who was able to give me a sample. Hurrah! The nose is particularly maritime on...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old Cask Strength/ bottled 2015/ Gordon & MacPhail

The sample for this review was graciously provided by @Nozinan Caol Ila Cask Strength 10 Year Old 60.5% ABV Distilled 2004/Bottled 2015 Opened May 21/2017, sample bottled Nov 15/2017, bottle 2/3 full when sample was bottled, gassed after each use. I think this may be my first ever Independent bottling. I really liked the Caol Ila 17 Year Old...

Score 90/100

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2010 Old Particular for Our Belgian Friends

This Caol Ila was bottled by Douglas Laing in their well-known Old Particular series, but stands out for two reasons. Firstly, you can see the Belgian tricolour on the label, because it is exclusively bottled 'for our Belgian friends' and secondly it is a single cask that was bottled at cask strength. The refill hogshead thus yielded 296...

Score 86/100