Caol Ila 1978 Cask Strength 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.

This is a 25 year old Caol Ila created using a mixture of American and European Oak. Distilled back in 1978 and bottled at cask strength for the 2004 Special Releases from Diageo. A core range 25 year old was later introduced in 2010.