Description
A 16-year-old single-cask Caol Ila distilled in 1995 and bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society as release 53.173, “Glowing embers on the tongue,” at cask strength.
Caol Ila
Caol Ila 16 Year Old, Refill Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #53.173, 1995, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 59.8%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 16 Years
- Vintage
- 1995
- Bottled
- 2019
- ABV
- 59.8%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Caol Ila
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- No
- Bottle count
- 540
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Cork with wax seal
- Presentation
- Bottle
- Series highlights
- The Scotch Malt Whisky Society single-cask release, code 53.173, with the descriptive title “Glowing embers on the tongue.”
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Canadian branch of the Society
- Allocation
- Canada
- Nose
- Billowing Caol Ila peat smoke, damp ashes, wet concrete, herbal pine, fresh malt, lemon, salty playdough, cooked root vegetables, earth, seashore and seaweed.
- Palate
- Smooth and delicate with fragrant smoke, salty character and warming heat; glowing embers and fresh coastal malt.
- Finish
- Salty, warming and peaty, with lingering maritime smoke.