Caol Ila

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Caol Ila Distillery is gebouwd in 1846 door Hector Henderson. De distillery ligt aan de Sound of Islay en door de grote ramen van het stillhouse kijk je uit op de Paps van Jura. Op de warehouses na is in 1972 alles afgebroken en opnieuw opgebouwd.

Caol Ila is de grootste distillery van Islay. Pas in 2002 werd met de introductie van drie distillery bottelingen (12Y, 18Y en 25Y) serieus ingezet op het bottelen van Caol Ila als single malt. Caol Ila gebruikt 10 washbacks (waarvan 8 Oregon Pine), de fermentatietijd is 60 uur. De distillery heeft drie paar stills, met uitzicht op het eiland Jura.

Cask Plans

Caol Ila Project 2014: bourbon vs sherry cask #335 is an bourbon hogshead, distilled at 28-09-2015 with 245 liters at 68.9% ABV, and has been devided into 60 shares
status: maturing, expected to be bottled ~ 2025-2027
Caol Ila 2016 #21 cask #21 is an bourbon barrel, distilled at 07-09-2016 with 193 liters at 63% ABV, and has been devided into 30 shares
status: maturing, expected to be bottled ~ 2026
Caol Ila 2016 #20 cask #20 is an bourbon barrel, distilled at 07-09-2016 with 190 liters at 63% ABV, and has been devided into 30 shares
status: maturing, expected to be bottled ~ 2026
Caol Ila 2008 #304753 cask #304753 is an bourbon barrel, distilled at 31-03-2008 with 198 liters at 63.3% ABV, and has been devided into 50 shares
status: maturing, expected to be bottled ~ 2020

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