A frankly astonishing whisky from Gordon and MacPhail.

This bottling, part of the longstanding and superb Connoisseurs Choice range, is a 1984 vintage Caol Ila, from the Islay region, which has been aged for no less than 34 years in a single refill sherry cask.

Caol Ila, which produces a mediumly peated style of whisky, shines at higher ages, and this is no exception, a superb, decadent whisky.

This dram serves up notes of smoked meat, dark chocolate dipped raisins, vanilla, earthy peat, stewed apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, orange rind, aniseed, wood smoke, salted caramel, slight iodine, prunes, buttery old oak, and cracked black pepper.

Bottled at a cask strength of 52.5% ABV and without chill filtration or colouration, this presentation ensures the drinker gets the full benefit of the whisky’s great age.

Just 192 bottles were produced, each coming with their own wooden presentation case.

• Product type
  Single Malt
• Distillery / brand
  Caol Ila
• Country
  Scotland
• Region
  Islay
• Bottler
  Gordon & MacPhail
• Distillation date
  1984
• Bottling date
  10th of January 2019
• Age
  34 years old
• Non-chillfiltered
  Yes
• Natural colour
  Yes
• SKU
  035540