Description
Caol Ila 2009 15y Cask #40302693 Single Cask Duncan Taylor, 70 cl
The Caol Ila 2009 15 Year Old Cask #40302693 from Duncan Taylor is a highly limited Single Cask bottling from the Scottish island of Islay. Distilled in 2009, this Single Malt matured for 15 years in a single oak cask before being bottled by independent bottler Duncan Taylor in 2024 at a powerful 54.1% ABV cask strength.
Caol Ila is renowned for its comparatively elegant and maritime Islay style. This individual cask combines intense peat smoke with salty coastal notes, fresh citrus and subtle malty sweetness. Extended maturation adds depth and brings smoke, oak and fruit together in a well balanced profile.
The nose opens with smoke, sea air and mineral notes, followed by lemon, green fruit, vanilla and a subtle touch of honey. On the palate, the whisky is powerful and oily, combining peat smoke, salty minerality, citrus fruit and spicy oak.
The long, dry and warming finish delivers lingering smoke, black pepper, coastal salinity and gentle malty sweetness. With only 287 bottles produced, Cask #40302693 is an appealing rarity for enthusiasts of traditional Islay whisky and independent Single Cask bottlings.
Tasting Notes
Colour:
Light gold to rich straw gold.
Nose:
Maritime peat smoke, sea air and mineral notes, accompanied by fresh lemon, green fruit, vanilla and delicate honey sweetness.
Palate:
Powerful, oily and intense. Smoke and salty coastal flavours combine with citrus fruit, malt, subtle vanilla and spicy oak.
Finish:
Long, dry and warming with lingering peat smoke, black pepper, mineral salinity and gentle malty sweetness.
Highlights
• Distillery: Caol Ila
• Independent bottler: Duncan Taylor
• Origin: Islay, Scotland
• Category: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Vintage: 2009
• Age: 15 years
• Bottling: Single Cask
• Cask number: #40302693
• Cask type: Oak
• Distilled: February 2009
• Bottled: November 2024
• Cask strength: 54.1% ABV
• Bottle size: 70 cl
• Limited to only 287 bottles
• Non chill filtered
• Natural colour
• Classic maritime Islay character
• Peat smoke, citrus and salty minerality
• Powerful and oily texture
• Long, spicy and smoky finish
• Particularly appealing to collectors and lovers of limited Islay Single Casks