{"product_id":"caol-ila-1968-2018-50-year-old-gordon-macphail-private-collection-single-cask-4021901-689081614717-1791980303","title":"Caol Ila 1968-2018 - 50 Year Old - Gordon \u0026 MacPhail - Private Collection - Single Cask 4021901","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaol Ila 1968 - 2018. 50 Year Old. Bottled by Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail for their Private Collection series. Cask number 4021901. One of 199 bottles matured in a Refill Sherry Hogshead. 70cl. 52.5%. In wooden presentation box with original outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-tinymce\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally rare 50-year-old Caol Ila, distilled in 1968 and bottled by Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail in 2018 for their prestigious Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable whisky was matured for five decades in refill sherry hogshead cask 4021901 before being bottled at its natural cask strength of 52.5%, without colouring or chill filtration. The cask yielded just 199 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled several years before Caol Ila was almost entirely rebuilt between 1972 and 1974, this whisky comes from the original incarnation of the distillery and represents a fascinating glimpse of its old-style spirit. At 50 years of age, it was the oldest Caol Ila ever bottled at the time of its release, and remains one of the oldest and rarest expressions of the distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary old Islay whisky, combining remarkable age with an impressively robust natural strength, with notes of lemon, grapefruit and marmalade alongside seaweed, savoury smoke and restrained peat, carried by a rich, oily texture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whisky-Online Auctions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58892396757373,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/whisky-onlineauctions.com\/products\/caol-ila-1968-2018-50-year-old-gordon-macphail-private-collection-single-cask-4021901-689081614717-1791980303","provider":"Whisky-Online Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}