Caol Ila Whisky
Caol Ila Islay Single Malt Skotsk Whisky Owner: Region/district: Diageo Islay 1846 Active (vc) 6 400 000 litres Address: Port Askaig, Islay, Argyll PA46 7RL Tel: website: 01496 302760 www.malts.com 1846 – Hector Henderson founds Caol Ila. 1852 – Henderson, Lamont & Co. is subjected to financial difficulties and Henderson is forced to sell Caol Ila to Norman Buchanan. 1863 – Norman Buchanan encounters financial troubles and sells to the blending company Bulloch, Lade & Co. from Glasgow. 1879 – The distillery is rebuilt and expanded. 1920 – Bulloch, Lade & Co. is liquidated and the distillery is taken over by Caol Ila Distillery. 1927 – DCL becomes sole owners. 1972 – All the buildings, except for the warehouses, are demolished and rebuilt. 1974 – The renovation, which totals £1 million, is complete and six new stills are installed. 1999 – Experiments with a completely unpeated malt are performed. 2002 – The first official bottlings since Flora & Fauna/Rare Malt appear; 12 years, 18 years and Cask Strength (c. 10 years). 2003 – A 25 year old cask strength is released. 2005 – A 25 year old Special Release is launched. 2006 – Unpeated 8 year old and 1993 Moscatel finish are released. 2007 – The second edition of the unpeated 8 year old is released. 2008 – The third edition of unpeated 8 year old is released. 2009 – The fourth edition of the unpeated version (10 year old) is released. 2010 – A 25 year old, a 1999 Feis Isle bottling and a 1997 Manager´s Choice are released. 2011 – An unpeated 12 year old and the unaged Moch are released. Ovennævnte tekst er fra Malt Whisky Year Book. Tak til Ingvar Ronde, forfatter til Malt Whisky Year Book 2012 - Køb den sidste nye udgave her  |
