Caol Ila - 20 Year Old (Rare Malts 1975)

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Caol Ila - 20 Year Old (Rare Malts 1975)

LOT #3919

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£230.00 €268.11 $319.01

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Sold 30/04/2017

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Lot Information

Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Distillery status: Operational
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age: 20
Size: 75cl
Delivery weight: 2.00kg
Strength: 61.18%

About the distillery

Caol Ila is derived from Gaelic Caol Ìle for "Sound of Islay" in reference to the distillery's location overlooking the strait between Islay and Jura. It was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson. The distillery did not fare well, and changed hands in 1854 when Norman Buchanan, owner of the Isle of Jura Distillery, took over.

In 1863 the business was acquired by Bulloch Lade & Co, of Glasgow, traders in whisky stocks. According to the 1871 census, Duncan Johnston was the Distillery Manager at the time. Duncan was the nephew of John Johnston of Lagavulin and cousin to the Laphroaig Johnstons and so the family were involved with yet another distillery on the island. By the 1880s over 147,000 gallons of whisky were produced there each year.

Pronunciation : "kool-eela"

Other Information

The Rare Malts selection comprises a stunning selection of whiskies from operational and lost distilleries which were bottled by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

Distilled in 1975 and bottled as a 20 year old this is bottle number 12820.

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