Caol Ila 1984 HL Old & Rare – A Platinum Selection 30 Years Old

Detailed Description

Caol Ila 1984 HL is a 30 year old Single Malt whisky from Scotland. Bottled in 10.2014 at 53.2% this bottle will make a fine addition to any Scotland Single Malt whisky lover. Please note that this Hunter Laing (HL) is Refill Hogshead. It is also worth mentioning that this is uncolored, non-chillfiltered, cask strength, single cask whisky edition of Caol Ila. This is one of only 246 bottles ever produced. A fact, that makes this edition even more desirable.

Caol Ila 1984 HL Old & Rare – A Platinum Selection 30 Years Old Tasting Notes

Nose: Starts off With intense fruit salad. Then more Orange and tonice. Then more distillate With monerals and peat, salt and tar. Eventually Peach.

Palate: Creamy texture. Peat. Peppery and lemons. Redberries. Green tea and Herbs. Pears. Evolves into more soot.

Finish: Long. Liquerice. Pepper. Citrus zes. Still salty, mineralic and Herbs. Barley. Tar and soot in the very end.

Distillery Information

Caol Ila is derived from Gaelic Caol ??le for “Sound of Islay” (lit. “Islay Strait”) 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 imperial gallons (670,000 L) of whisky were produced there each year.