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Caol Ila 1980 Malts of Scotland Bourbon Hogshead

Lot: 6107923

Caol Ila 1980 Malts of Scotland Bourbon Hogshead

Winning Bid: £1,170

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Caol Ila
Age: 
N/A
Vintage: 
1980
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Malts of Scotland
Cask Type: 
ex-Bourbon
Bottled Strength: 
50.2%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Caol Ila 1980 Malts of Scotland Bourbon Hogshead

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 Flora & Fauna release was well-regarded in the meantime, but it was independent releases like this that gave the best opportunity to sample this much-loved single malt

This whisky was distilled in 1980 and laid to rest in single ex-Bourbon hogshead #MoS20015 before being bottled in 2020. 

Malts of Scotland is a German independent bottler, founded in 2005 by whisky enthusiast and connoisseur, Thomas Ewers. The company also bottles rum through its Isla del Ron brand.

One of 222 bottles.

 

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