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Caol Ila

Caol Ila was founded to the North of Islay in 1846 by the pleasingly-named Hector Henderson. It is located near Port Askaig and sits in lush, floral surroundings, overlooking the cove and the Paps of southern Jura. The distillery draws its water from Loch Nam Ban, whose waters travel through limestone and peat before reaching their beneficiary, Caol Ila.

The whisky distillery was sold to Norman Buchanan in 1852 and then, following monetary hardship, to the Glasgow-based blenders Bulloch, Lade and Co who renovated the buildings in 1879. Following liquidation, Distillers Company Ltd acquired Caol Ila and the distillery was subsequently transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers. The capacity is moderate at 3.65 million litres annually, the majority of which is used in Johnnie Walker blends. Just 5% is kept for maturation as single malt.

From 1999, unpeated single malts have been experimented with and in 2006 the first unpeated bottling was released in the form of an eight year-old. Caol Ila, whose name derives from the Gaelic for ‘Sound of Islay’, has been included in the Diageo Classic Malts range, exhibiting twelve and eighteen year-old expressions as well as a Moscatel-finished Distillers Edition. Independent bottlings can also be found.

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

70cl, 43%

Caol Ila 12 year old is the entry-level bottling from the Caol Ila distillery, launched in June of 2002 this expression is light and fresh with that distinctive Caol Ila smoke.  More info

Caol Ila 12 Year Old
166
£46.95
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Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2007 Single Cask (Master of Malt)

70cl, 48.3%

Joining the ranks of our Master of Malt single cask bottlings we have some delightful single malt from Caol Ila. It was distilled in 2007 and matured in a refill hogshead for 11 years before being…  More info

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2007 Single Cask (Master of Malt)
2
£74.95

Caol Ila Distillers Edition - 2022 Collection

70cl, 43%

The Distillers Edition series sees some spectacular whisky double matured in specially paired wine-finished casks. This Caol Ila joins the 2022 collection, and the smoky Islay single malt has been…  More info

Caol Ila Distillers Edition - 2022 Collection
£69.99

Caol Ila Moch

70cl, 43%

Moch is Gaelic for dawn, and this release from Caol Ila is an altogether lighter prospect than the distillery's excellent 12 year old standard expression.  More info

Caol Ila Moch
17
£56.95
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Caol Ila 16 Year Old 2007 (cask 203) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

70cl, 53.1%

Joining independent bottlers Signatory Vintage's Cask Strength Collection is this Islay single malt from Caol Ila. Distilled in 2007, the whisky matured for 16 years, with a finish in a first-fill…  More info

Caol Ila 16 Year Old 2007 (cask 203) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
£135.46

Smoky Scot

70cl, 46%

Smoky Scot is (surprise, surprise!) a heavily peated single malt, produced at the Caol Ila distillery. It was matured in bourbon oak casks for five years before being bottled at 46% ABV by Aceo.…  More info

Smoky Scot
10
£39.30

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2009 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

70cl, 45%

Making quite an addition to the Connoisseurs Choice range from indie bottlers Gordon & MacPhail, this single malt Scotch was distilled at Caol Ila in 2009. It initially matured in a bourbon barrels…  More info

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2009 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)
£108

Caol Ila 13 Year Old - Discovery (Gordon & MacPhail)

70cl, 43%

The spirit of this single malt Scotch whisky was sourced from Caol Ila Distillery before Gordon and MacPhail matured it in its own casks for its new introductory range, Discovery. It was aged for a…  More info

Caol Ila 13 Year Old - Discovery (Gordon & MacPhail)
6
£55.74

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 (cask 105) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

70cl, 56.8%

This 11 year old single cask, Islay single malt from Caol Ila was distilled in November 2010 and initially matured in refill hogsheads, before moving to a fresh sherry butt. After 16 months, when all…  More info

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 (cask 105) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
2
£107.90

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2011 (cask 15555) - Old Particular Fanatical About Flavour (Douglas Laing) (Master of Malt Exclusive)

70cl, 58.1%

Master of Malt exclusive! Those folks at Douglas Laing have a knack for picking out a good single cask when they see one, and this one from Caol Ila is a cracking example! Distilled in January…  More info

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2011 (cask 15555) - Old Particular Fanatical About Flavour (Douglas Laing) (Master of Malt Exclusive)
5
£104.90

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2012 (casks 318324, 318326, 318329 & 318343) Un-Chilfiltered Collection (Signatory)

70cl, 46%

This Scotch whisky was distilled at Caol Ila in June 2012 and aged for 10 years in a trio of hogshead casks before bottling for Signatory's Un-Chillfiltered Collection in November 2022 without…  More info

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2012 (casks 318324, 318326, 318329 & 318343) Un-Chilfiltered Collection (Signatory)
£48.95

Caol Ila 12 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness)

50cl, 56.2%

Sherry and smoke are a potent combo and they come together in beautiful harmony in this 12-year-old single malt distilled at Caol Ila and then finished in oloroso sherry casks by the team at Darkness.  More info

Caol Ila 12 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness)
£78.95

Caol Ila 37 Year Old 1981 (cask 3245) - Rare Master's Collection (Mackillop's Choice)

70cl, 56.1%

A brilliant single cask Caol Ila, this particular Islay whisky was distilled back in May 1981. It spent its days in a single bourbon hogshead for the best part of four decades, until June 2018 when…  More info

Caol Ila 37 Year Old 1981 (cask 3245) - Rare Master's Collection (Mackillop's Choice)
£1,200

Caol Ila 2010 (bottled 2022) (cask 311758) - Berry Bros. & Rudd

70cl, 56.5%

Indie bottler Berry Bros. & Rudd cracked open a splendid cask of Caol Ila single malt for this offering. Distilled in 2010, the whisky spent a decade maturing, including a finishing period in an…  More info

Caol Ila 2010 (bottled 2022) (cask 311758) - Berry Bros. & Rudd
1
£99
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Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2009 (cask 321156) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

70cl, 56.5%

Cask strength Caol Ila, independently bottled by Signatory. Distilled in November 2009, this single malt spent 13 years resting in a bourbon hogshead that yielded a total of 216 bottles when it was…  More info

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2009 (cask 321156) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
£82.95

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2008 (cask 4031313) - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)

70cl, 54.2%

From Duncan Taylor's The Octave indie bottling series, which sees whiskies finished in small octave casks, comes a cracking Caol Ila single malt. It was distilled in 2008, and matured for 13 years,…  More info

Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2008 (cask 4031313) - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)
£185.84

Caol Ila 6 Year Old - Batch 22 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

50cl, 54.1%

A superb marriage of casks from Caol Ila, cleverly arranged by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. Combining six-year-old whisky finished in Moscatel octaves with older spirit from the revered Islay…  More info

Caol Ila 6 Year Old - Batch 22 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
£49.95
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Caol Ila (bottled 2022) - Berry Bros. & Rudd

70cl, 46%

The gang at indie bottler Berry Bros. & Rudd got hold of a brill batch of single malt from Caol Ila here! Distilled in 2010, rested in hogshead casks, and bottled in 2022 without any messing about…  More info

Caol Ila (bottled 2022) - Berry Bros. & Rudd
£73.27

Caol Ila 8 Year Old 2014 Tokaji Wine Cask Finish - Benchmark (Murray McDavid)

70cl, 56.4%

There are just 183 bottles of this single malt from Caol Ila – independently released by Murray McDavid for its Benchmark collection. Distilled in 2014, the whisky was treated to a finish in a Tokaji…  More info

Caol Ila 8 Year Old 2014 Tokaji Wine Cask Finish - Benchmark (Murray McDavid)
£74.95

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2012 (cask 321750) - Lady of the Glen (Hannah Whisky Merchants)

70cl, 54.8%

Independently bottled Caol Ila from Hannah Whisky Merchants, released as part of the Lady of the Glen collection. Distilled in July 2012, the single malt spent the final three years of its…  More info

Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2012 (cask 321750) - Lady of the Glen (Hannah Whisky Merchants)
£81.66

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 - Paloma (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants)

70cl, 53.8%

We love a bit of indie Caol Ila, but when you take a single cask of its smoky spirit like the Goldfinch Whisky Merchants have done and pop it into Palo Cortado sherry casks, to finish and bottle it…  More info

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2010 - Paloma (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants)
£102.46

Caol Ila 6 Year Old 2014 (casks 1925785/193/194) - Benchmark (Murray McDavid)

70cl, 50%

This single malt from Caol Ila was distilled in 2014 and allowed to mature in bourbon barrels, before a 14 month finishing period in Cognac casks! A fabulous juxtaposition of fruity cask influence…  More info

Caol Ila 6 Year Old 2014 (casks 1925785/193/194) - Benchmark (Murray McDavid)
£60.82
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Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301632A) - Samaroli

70cl, 45%

Samaroli is a marvellous Italian indie bottler that regularly manages to get its hands on a delicious selection of whiskies and rums to bottler – this right here is an example of the former. It's a…  More info

Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301632A) - Samaroli
£300.92

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2011 - Hepburn's Choice

70cl, 46%

We're in Islay here with this addition to the Hepburn's Choice range of independent bottlings, showcasing the character of each of the Scottish whisky regions. This single cask single malt from Caol…  More info

Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2011 - Hepburn's Choice
£93.79

Caol Ila 14 year Old 2007 (cask 317310) - Woodrow's of Edinburgh

70cl, 57.1%

The folks at indie bottler Woodrow's of Edinburgh got their hands on a cracking cask of single malt from Caol Ila here. Distilled in 2007, the single malt matured in a refill Pedro Ximénez hogshead…  More info

Caol Ila 14 year Old 2007 (cask 317310) - Woodrow's of Edinburgh
£99.95

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