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Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2005 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

$118.00
Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2005 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2005 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

$118.00
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Passion for single malt Scotch whisky has been at the heart of our family business for four generations. This range is an ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings, non-chill-filtered single cask and small batch expressions bottled at cask strength — exceptional one-offs. Indie bottlers Gordon & MacPhail have done it again with this fabulous Caol Ila. It was distilled in 2005 and spent the following 14 years in a refill sherry hogshead. In April 2019, the barrel was drained and the whisky was bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the brilliant Connoisseurs Choice series, with a limited 327 bottles released at a cask strength of 55.6% ABV.

Nose: Vanilla, dry smoke cured meats, and hints of warm fudge aromas lead into stewed fruits. Notes of fresh pear develop and lead to charred oak with hints of liquorice.

Palate: Mouth-warming chilli flavours lead to mature oak with subtle ripe fruit. Sea salt tones brings balance to smoky ash influences.

Finish: Long and drying with smouldering bonfire embers.

327 Bottles