Caol Ila First Cask 21 Year Old, Cask #291, 1981, Direct Wines, 46%

Although Direct Wines are the world's largest mail-order wine retailer operating in the UK, France and the New World regions, the company also provides independent whisky bottlings. The most well-known of their ranges is perhaps the First Cask series showcasing single cask whiskies bottled at 46% ABV from a wide variety of distilleries. This is a rare single cask release of Caol Ila from 1981, bottled as part of the First Cask range [cite: Scotch Whisky Auctions, 7, 13].