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Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006

  • 59.80% |
  • 0.75L

An unpeated Caol Ila 8 year old distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2006. Since being destroyed and rebuilt in 1972, Caol Ila has been a very productive distillery, notably for the blends of its owner, Diageo. It seems it is also capable of producing unpeated whisky as well as the peated style it is be…More info

  • Distillery: Caol Ila
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 3cm
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label
Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006 - Lot of 1 Bottle
Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006 - Lot of 1 Bottle Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006 - Lot of 1 Bottle Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006 - Lot of 1 Bottle

Lot presentation
Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006

The wine

An unpeated Caol Ila 8 year old distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2006. Since being destroyed and rebuilt in 1972, Caol Ila has been a very productive distillery, notably for the blends of its owner, Diageo. It seems it is also capable of producing unpeated whisky as well as the peated style it is better known for, as an Islay malt. This edition, the first Caol Ila Unpeated, is limited to 12,990 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
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 8 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 59.80 %
  • Volume: 0.75L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 3cm
  • State: 1 very slightly damaged label
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006
Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006

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Caol Ila 8 years Of. Unpeated Style bottled in 2006

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