INFORMATION
Caol Ila 15 Year Old. The Manager's Dram. Bottled 1990. 75cl. 63%.
A 15 year old Sherry cask whisky specially selected and bottled at natural strength for the S.M.D. staff association.
The crown and glory of all the Manager's Drams and an impressive piece of liquid history. It boasts an intense, but balanced smokiness that is matched by sweet, grassy and fruit notes, making it a deliciously complex whisky.
DISTILLERY:Caol Ila
DISTILLERY STATUS:Working
Bottle ABV:63%
Bottle SIZE:75cl / 750ml
BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling
SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland
CASK TYPE:Single Malt
REGION:Islay
BOTTLING DATE::1990
AGE:15
Founded in 1846, Caol Ila distillery was taken over by Diageo forerunner DCL in 1927. The distillery was completely rebuilt in 1972-74 and now produces over 6 million litres annually, much of which goes into Johnnie Walker. The widespread belief that Caol Ila is Islay’s most underrated distillery has become a truth so universally acknowledged that it may no longer be true, though it remains in the shadow of Bowmore and the south coast distilleries.
Official Caol Ilas were bottled sporadically before Diageo relaunched it as a single malt brand in 2002. A famous yellow label 12-year-old and a rare 15-year-old occasionally appeared under DCL’s Bulloch & Lade subsidiary from the 1960s onwards, and there was a short-lived Flora & Fauna 15-year-old in the late 1980s and a magnificent sherried 15-year-old Manager’s Dram bottled in 1990. Independent Caol Ila is abundant and always great value.
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