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Whisky of the Month: Caol Ila Distillers Edition

Among connoisseurs, Caol Ila has long been regarded as one of the most reliable examples of the smoky Islay style. With the Distillers Edition, however, the distillery takes this reputation to new heights.

While the classic 12-year-old is prized for its clear, maritime freshness and dry peat smoke, the Distillers Edition is significantly more complex. One might say it is the “velvet glove” among Islay whiskies – powerful, yet at the same time elegant and smooth.

What makes it special is the maturation process: as with all Distillers Editions from Diageo, the whisky is first matured in charred American oak casks (ex-bourbon). It is then given an additional finish in selected sweet wine casks.

At Caol Ila, Moscatel casks are consistently used for this purpose. This is precisely where the exciting contrast arises: the cool, maritime smoke meets a delicate, floral sweetness. The result is a whisky with depth, balance, and a remarkably long, gently sweet finish.

The Caol Ila Distillers Edition is therefore the ideal choice for evenings when you long for the rugged charm of Islay – without wanting to forgo an elegant, slightly luxurious sweetness.

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Caol Ila 1976 20 year old 150th Anniversary.

Robust malty stuffed Caol Ila. Elegant light smoke and roast malty, apricot with hint of violet and dry pear aroma. Relatively calm flagrance. With smooth mouthfeel, herb then robust malty soaks into tongue, raw sugar sweet flavor. Hint of violet and herb finish then sour apricot and rich malty sweet with gooey honey.

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Status in a bottle

          There were always products what symbolized the economic rank and the competition of owning the shiniest one will never disappear. In fact, the pace of it accelerated in the world of influencers and Instagram queens.

How did whisk(e)y turn to be one? Why does more and more businessman think of it as an object of investment? Whisky is meant to be experienced. It was consumed by dockyardmen as well, not only kings. The thought as this is a little piece of luxury is deep-seated.

Let’s start it with the movies – Hollywood’s silver screen always had a close relationship with the golden spirit.

On one hand, this form of entertainment is a good getaway to other worlds in fantasy, but no doubt movies can also influence minds and might shape the society as well. What do the heroes drink in a movie to collect some strength and courage? What about those badass gangsters who clink glasses after a dirty deal? Does the champagne look masculine enough? Or a gin in a highball? I don’t think so, but as fine feathers make fine birds, the fancy scotch in a robust old fashioned glass makes macho from the man. As Sinatra said: “This is a gentleman’s drink. This is nice.”

Do you remember how the cavalier Great Gatsby shined on the screen? We all know what made him “Great”. The biggest legislative backfire in the American history was probably the prohibition. The bootlegging and black pub operation during the years of dry era helped make the fortunes of the nouveaux riches. The illegal liquor business became lucrative and the organized crime groups were eager to meet the demand. Notorious gangsters, like Al Capone also became wealthy during the prohibition. So at that time what could symbolize more the wealth than the lined up whisky bottles on the rich’s shelves?

Based on the above, we can agree, that investing into whisky is not a new thought. Nowadays you might stuff your pocket if you purchase lost distilleries’ golden liquor. I bet those are very lucky now who have treasures from Port Ellen…

Till this point I was just digging in the past, but now let’s try to wonder about what tomorrow holds. How will the new trends form the industry in the future? Is No Age Statement (NAS) whisky the enemy? Or is the age nothing but a number? I can only scratch my head and thinking whether there is a hole in the inventory and the distilleries issue these labels in an attempt to match the growth demand for single malts with their very limited supply or this is a way how they want to pull off new consumer segments? If the latter would be the case, then there would be a price drop, not a jump. What can we expect: will be less single malt with age statement available, becoming more desirable, thus keeping their status?

The industry is so wedded with the numbers, many people think that the older automatically means better quality. Holding a 20 years old whisky in your hand is such a good feeling, I won’t argue, you are sipping two decades from your glass. It is prestige for some. But I don’t mind breaking this paradigm and I try to consider it as opening up endless possibilities for whisky producers to make new, incredible malts. Let’s put out tongue in the “water” and see how it works!

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Just had me a glass of Caol Ila, closed my eyes and was in Scotland..