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Caol Ila 38 years 1980 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Hogshead n°DL12785 - One of 177 - bottled 2018

  • 53.90% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask Caol Ila (#DL12785) distilled in 1980 and bottled by Douglas Laing in 2018, matured in a refill hogshead. Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, primarily as a blending company but also as an independent bottler, an activity which grew over the years. The Extra Old Pa…More info

  • Distillery: Caol Ila
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Bottle n°17

Lot presentation
Caol Ila 38 years 1980 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Hogshead n°DL12785 - One of 177 - bottled 2018

The wine

A single cask Caol Ila (#DL12785) distilled in 1980 and bottled by Douglas Laing in 2018, matured in a refill hogshead. Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, primarily as a blending company but also as an independent bottler, an activity which grew over the years. The Extra Old Particular (XOP) range is reserved for single casks bottled either at cask strength or near cask strength without chillfiltration or artificial colouring. A limited edition of 177 bottles.

The distillery Caol Ila

Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Diageo

Fully modernized between 1972 and 1974, Caol Ila escaped the wave of closures sweeping through the Scotch whisky industry in the early 1980s. A key component in numerous blends, including Johnnie Walker, Bulloch Lade and Black Bottle, Caol Ila remained for a long time overshadowed by its illustrious sister Lagavulin. Up until the late 1980s, its malt was available in 12 and 15 year old versions bottled by Bulloch Lade & Co. In the early 1990s, United Distilleries launched two ranges showcasing all of its distilleries, The Rare Malts Selection and Flora & Fauna. Four versions of Caol Ila would be bottled first (vintage and cask strength limited editions), followed by a 43% 14 year old. Note that a 1983 cask strength in the very short-lived Fauna & Flora Cask Strength range and, more importantly, a classic 15 year old sherry cask - The Manager's Dram - were also released. In order to relieve Lagavulin of the pressure on its stocks in the early 2000s, Caol Ila was officially released on the market in 2002 in the Hidden Malt range, alongside three versions of its malt, a no-age-statement cask strength (55%), a 12 year old, and an 18 year old, followed by a 1978 25 year old in 2004.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Caol Ila
  • Vintage: 1980
  • Bottler: Douglas Laing
  • Age: 38 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 53.90 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: Yes
  • Remark: Bottle n°17
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Caol Ila 38 years 1980 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Hogshead n°DL12785 - One of 177 - bottled 2018
Caol Ila 38 years 1980 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Hogshead n°DL12785 - One of 177 - bottled 2018

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Caol Ila 38 years 1980 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Hogshead n°DL12785 - One of 177 - bottled 2018

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format