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Caledonian The Cally 40 Year Old, Refill American Oak Cask, 2015, 53.3%
Caledonian

Caledonian The Cally 40 Year Old, Refill American Oak Cask, 2015, 53.3%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

A Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Caledonian, an Edinburgh distillery long since decommissioned. Nicknamed "The Cally" by its workers, it's the oldest Caledonian ever released by the original distillers, and a true individual - highly complex yet wonderfully open and accessible, with a compelling nose. This bottling is part of Diageo's Special Releases 2015.

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PanecoVerified Retail Listing - Updated Apr 7, 2026SGD 999.80
Cask type
Refill American Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
5060
Has box
Yes
Closure
Natural cork stopper
Presentation
Gift Box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases 2015
Historical context
Distillery closed in 1988
Special release
Diageo Special Releases
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Appetising, mouth-watering. Sweet fruit chews and fresh fruits (peach, ripe melon and a spirited top-note of zesty orange peel) over a base of vanilla sponge, with a hint of fresh-planed oak. Or perhaps, simply, fruit crème-filled dark chocolates or vanilla-rich rum-and-raisin ice cream. Later, a medley of sultanas, soft, over-ripe bananas and honey on a cinnamon Danish. Water brings up the vanilla sponge and planed oak, with a mossy note that evokes dessert grapes eaten straight from a paper carton.
Palate
Immediate, with fresh acidity: lightly sweet and oily, with smooth chocolate and vanilla, a spicy warmth and a slightly bitter pungency emerging on the mid-palate. At reduced strength the texture becomes softer and the taste cooling and creamy. Burnt sugar and cocoa against a developing background of wooden pencil boxes, joined by raisins, dates, allspice and a trace of white chocolate.
Finish
Long and complex. Oily, with finely coating dry, dark chocolate and fresh oak-wood. A rising pungency offers up espresso coffee and charred notes of treacle toffee and chocolate cake. Warming with water: softer and creamier now, with aromatic sandalwood.
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