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Caol Ila 1980 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

Lot: 249629

Caol Ila 1980 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

Winning Bid: £194

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Caol Ila
Age: 
25 Years Old
Vintage: 
1980
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Douglas Laing
Cask Type: 
refill hogshead
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Caol Ila 1980 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old 

Caol Ila distillery was built in 1846 by Hector Henderson, who was bought out from the venture a little over 10 year later by Bulloch Lade. The blending firm merged with DCL (now Diageo) in 1927, who still run the distillery today. In 1972 the original site was demolished and replaced by a new one. When distilling resumed in 1974, Caol Ila was the largest producer of single malt on the Isle of Islay. Despite this, due to its importance in popular blends such as Johnnie Walker, its single malt brand disappeared under United Distillers, and it was not until 2002 that it would return, when the 12 year old was revived by Diageo.

The Old Malt Cask series is one of the most established independent labels on the market. It was launched by Douglas Laing in 1998 and bottled by them until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

This whisky was distilled in March 1980 and laid to rest in a single refill hogshead before being bottled in February 2006.

One of 327 bottles.

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