Caol Ila 1984-2019 | 34 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Single CaskIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl 52. 5% A single cask 1984 Caol Ila bottled as a 34 year old without colouring or chill filtration in 2019 by Gordon & MacPhail for their upgraded Connoisseur's Choice range. This 34 year old Caol Ila 1984 matured in a refill sherry hogshead cask #6078 that yielded just 192 bottles at its highly promising natural cask strength of 52. 5%. The mid 1980s were a tough time for the whisky

and the usual Balvenie citrus and vanilla notes

Distillery Bottling 50cl / 52

This particular whisky lay dormant for 25 years and is a marriage of casks that are unknown to all apart from the Master Distiller Adam Hannett

The result of this long and slow maturation process is 999 bottles

Age 26 Bottle Size 70cl ABV 48

Distillery Aultmore

immensely tarry

with big coastal notes

Distilled 1974 and bottled 1994

The finish is complex with old leather

Caol Ila can age spectacularly well as numerous bottlings have shown over the years

this is one of the lowest yields in this batch