Description
A 12-year-old Caol Ila single malt from Islay, distilled in 1996 and bottled by Wemyss Malts in August 2008 under the evocative “Smoked Cheese” name. It is a single-cask independent bottling at 46% ABV.
Caol Ila
Caol Ila Smoked Cheese 12 Year Old, 1996, Wemyss Malts, 46%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 12 Years
- Vintage
- 1996
- Bottled
- 2008
- ABV
- 46%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Caol Ila
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- N.A
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Wemyss Malts
- 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
- N.A
- Has box
- N.A
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Bottle
- Series highlights
- Wemyss Vintage Malts single-cask bottling series
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Peaty smoke, ash and savoury smoked-cheese character.
- Palate
- Salty Islay smoke with tar, soot and savoury notes.
- Finish
- Long, smoky and saline, with lingering peat.