Caol Ila 15 Year Old Unpeated / Special Releases 2018
Frequently Bought Together

Frequently Bought Together

£239.95

Product Description

A sherry-forward edition of the yearly Diageo Special Releases unpeated Caol Ila. While whisky from the distillery is usually very smoky, this yearly release looks at the distillery's other, less well-known side: unpeated spirit. The 2018 bottling was matured in refill and rejuvenated American-oak hogsheads and ex-bodega European oak butts, which give a balance of elegant vanilla and orchard fruit, and richer, sherry oak flavour.

Style

Style

  • 4
    Body
  • 2
    Richness
  • 0
    Smoke
  • 3
    Sweetness
Character

Character

  • Character - Sultana Sultana
  • Character - Pine Pine
  • Character - Honeysuckle Honeysuckle
  • Character - Lemon Lemon
  • Character - Fruit Cake Fruit Cake
  • Character - Apple Apple
Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Our wine expert, head buyer and experienced sommelier Dawn Davies MW, recommends Caol Ila 15 Year Old Unpeated to bring out the best in these dishes.

  • Flavour Profile - Goats Cheese Goats Cheese
  • Flavour Profile - Fondue Fondue
  • Flavour Profile - Crab Crab
Product Facts

Product Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Series Icon

    Series

    Diageo Special Releases 2018

  • Age Icon

    Age

    15 Year Old

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

Caol Ila 15 Year Old Unpeated Special Releases 2018

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 59.1%

5 (1 Review)

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£150

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£125 ex VAT

 (£214.29 per litre)

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Delivery

Delivery Delivery

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  • Standard delivery (2-4 Working Days)

    Free

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    Free

How We Pack

  • Eco-friendly packaging

    Our boxes are made of 100% recyclable cardboard and our protective honeycomb paper wrap keeps your package safe and significantly reduces our need for plastic.

  • Flexible delivery options

    We deliver to countries all over the world! You can also select express delivery, or pick a specific delivery date, at checkout.

  • Packed with care

    Our experienced warehouse team take great care with every order. As specialists in glass packaging they ensure that your items stay safe and secure in transit.

Returns

30-Day returns policy

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While we endeavour to provide full and accurate information on our website, there may be occasions where producers have updated their recipe or failed to provide full details of their ingredients and processes. This may affect factors including the product style and allergen information, and we would advise that you always check the label and not solely rely on the information presented here. If you are at all uncertain about a product then please contact our customer service team before purchase.

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

    • Nose

      Flowery forests: honeysuckle and bracken. Sweet pine and brine notes follow along with a touch of meatiness. Then the sherry-casks make themselves known: raisins and sultanas, chocolate and a touch of citrus peel.

    • Palate

      Stewed apples and sultanas lead, with fruit cake not far behind. Rich spice builds along with old oak and pleasantly musty damp forest notes.

    • Finish

      Juicy raisins and a touch of menthol.

    • Comment

      Weightier than previous editions, but still showing the piney/briney seaside notes that I like in the distillery’s unpeated spirit.

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Customer Reviews

5 (1 Review)

  • 5

    Anonymous

    Purchased this for a friend's 50th. I have tried a sample of it and it is so different from other Caol smoke-based tipples and also in my opinion very nice, one of those special bottles you pop open every now and then. This one is also very potent and I would one day love to get a bottle in the future, perhaps for Christmas. My friend is in love with this one and said it will last her a while. Also thank you for the great service Whisky Exchange - the item arrived well packed and on time.

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