Description
A 1972 vintage Caol Ila single malt Scotch whisky, aged 15 years and bottled at 40% ABV by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their classic brown-label Connoisseurs Choice range.
Caol Ila
Caol Ila Connoisseurs Choice 15 Year Old, 1972, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 15 Years
- Vintage
- 1972
- Bottled
- N.A
- ABV
- 40%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- Caol Ila
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- N.A
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- No
- 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
- N.A
- Has box
- N.A
- Closure
- Screw cap
- Presentation
- N.A
- Series highlights
- Connoisseurs Choice
- Historical context
- Distilled in 1972, the final year before the original Caol Ila distillery was dismantled and reconstructed between 1972 and 1974.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Peat smoke and maritime iodine lead with a crisp sea-salt breeze, dried citrus, fig, raisin, vanilla, and cocoa.
- Palate
- Coastal peat and elegant smoke envelop dried fruit, cocoa, and orange peel, balanced by malt sweetness, maritime salt, and subtle spice.
- Finish
- Coastal peat and brine linger with rich fig, cocoa, orange zest, mineral bite, toasted oak, leather, and smoke.