Caol Ila Archives

Lady of the Glen Single Casks

Neill reviews three single cask Scotch Whiskies from Lady of the Glen, independent bottlers. Drams from Royal Brackla, Teaninich and Caol Ila.

Caol Ila 9-year-old Small Batch (Dalgety)

Neill reviews a small batch 9 year old Caol Ila from Lady of the Glen’s Dalgety series.

Caol Ila 15-year-old Unpeated

Neill reviews a 15 year old single malt from Diageo’s Caol Ila Distillery. Part of the 2018 Special Releases, this is an unpeated version of the Islay malt.

Watt Whisky Single Cask Scotch

Neill Murphy reviews some single cask whiskies from Watt Whisky. Drams from Caol Ila, Speyside, the Highlands and a couple of blends.

Wheelhouse Whisky (Islay Single Malt)

Neill Murphy reviews Wheelhouse Whisky, an Islay Single Malt Scotch from MacMillan Spirits, the team behind Benbecula Distillery

Lady of the Glen Single Casks (part 2)

Lady of the Glen is an independent bottler of Scotch whiskies, owned by Hannah Whisky Merchants. They bottle Scotch whiskies produced at an array of distilleries all over Scotland. In this feature, I’ll be tasting my way through some samples of their Winter 2022 range.

Caol Ila 7-year-old (North Star Spirits)

Neill reviews a single cask Caol Ila from North Star Spirits independent bottlers. A 7-year-old Islay single malt Scotch whisky.

New Year Dram 2022: Elements of Islay Cask Edit

Elements of Islay Cask Edit is a blended malt from Elixir Distillers. It consists of two single malts from well-known Islay distilleries. Whisky Reviews by Neill Murphy

The Cooper’s Choice “Smoking Sherry” Caol Ila

Smoking Sherry is an independently bottled single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Caol Ila distillery in Islay. It’s bottled by The Vintage Malt Whisky Company under their Cooper’s Choice label.

Berry Bros & Rudd Winter 2021 Release Part 2

Neill checks out another three bottlings from Berry Bros & Rudd. The London-based independent bottler has produced single casks from Craigellachie, Glentauchers and a vatting of three casks from Caol Ila distillery in Islay.

Lady of the Glen Single Casks Part 3 (Nov ’21)

Concluding a three part series looking at some recent releases from independent bottler Lady of the Glen. Single cask scotch whiskies from Dufftown, Highland Park and Caol Ila.

Lady of the Glen Single Casks Part 3

Part 3 of a series looking at some single cask releases from Lady of the Glen. There’s four bottlings this time from Tomatin, Dalmunach, Mortlach and Caol Ila. Whisky Reviews by Neill Murphy.

Watt Whisky Batch 3 Part 1

Neill reviews three new single cask releases from Watt Whisky. There’s a 9 year old Arran single malt, 10 year old Caol Ila from Islay and a 10 year old blended Scotch.

Caol Ila 18 Year Old

Neill reviews an 18 year old single malt distilled at Caol Ila, the largest distillery on the isle of Islay.

North Star Spirits Batch 12

Neill reviews six new bottlings from North Star Spirits, including drams from Springbank, Glenrothes and Bunnahabhain alongside the new batch of Chaos and an oloroso fortified wine from Spain.

North Star Spirits Batch 11

Neill reviews six exceptional drams from North Star Spirits 11th batch. Single malt from Glen Spey, Clynelish, Springbank and Caol Ila as well as a blended malt and PX fortified wine…