Islay · North Islay
Caol Ila
Est. 1846 · Port Askaig
Distilling
Clean, oily, lemony smoke with a bacon edge; the backbone of Johnnie Walker.
Owner
Diageo
Water
Loch nam Ban
Region
Islay, North Islay
Position
55.854°N 6.109°W
Islay's largest distillery, hidden in a cove on the Sound of Islay with the Paps of Jura filling the stillhouse windows. Most of it goes into blends, which keeps the single malt a relative bargain.
The range
- Caol Ila 12 Year Old
- Caol Ila 18 Year Old
- Caol Ila 25 Year Old
- Caol Ila Moch
- Caol Ila Distillers Edition