About this bottle
Distilled at Islay's Caol Ila distillery which is situated on the west side of the island. It was laid down to mature for over a decade in a combination of both refill and Amoroso seasoned hogheads before there were only 3,000 bottles were produced at a strength of 53.9% abv, This expression was released to celebrate the Feis Ile 2020 festival despite the cancellation of the festival.
BOTTLE NUMBER 1482
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CAOL ILA 16 YEAR OLD FEIS ILE 2020 CASK STRENGTH
Winning Bid
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Ended 12th July 2020 · July 2020 · 9 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 240628
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Islay
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 16
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 53.9%
- Distillery
- Caol Ila
- Distillery Status
- Operational
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.