Description
Category: Whisky; Distillery: Caol Ila; Bottler: Douglas Laing; Bottling series: XOP - The Black Series; Cask: Refill Hogshead DL 13576 | single cask; Bottles: 160; Strength details: cask strength
Caol Ila
Caol Ila XOP - The Black Series 40 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #DL 13576, 1979, Douglas Laing, 51.2%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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Change+20.4%
LatestSGD 1,590
HighSGD 3,027
LowSGD 1,321
Recently Sold
Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 1,590.15
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 1,874.97
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 1, 2025SGD 3,026.59
- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 40 Years
- Vintage
- 1979
- Bottled
- 2019
- ABV
- 51.2%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Caol Ila
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Refill Hogshead
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- DL 13576
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 160
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Glass Stopper
- Presentation
- Black velvet box
- Series highlights
- XOP - The Black Series
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Exceptionally herbal yet fresh, with strong marine notes (fishing nets and wet beach sand).
- Palate
- Lots of sea salt heralding a wave of spices, bitterness of oak and traces of ash.
- Finish
- Long and spicy, with notes of cough syrup, a touch of tar and peat smoke in the background.
86 / 100 · Based on 1 published review.