Caol Ila

Caol Ila Rare Malts Selection 21 Year Old, 1999, 61.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A bottle of Caol Ila 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This was distilled in 1977 and bottled at a natural cask strength of 61.3% ABV in October 1999 for Diageo's now-discontinued Rare Malts Selection. This is bottle number 2985. The Rare Malts were a series of cask strength whiskies first released in 1995 by DCL (later to become part of Diageo). This Caol Ila 1977 21 Year Old sold at our onl ...

Overall Rating
88/100
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Maltiply Tasting Profile
Nose
Strong smoky notes, sea salt, seaweed, crisp and fresh with lemons, brine, light peatiness developing into smouldering campfire, rubber, grassy and waxy profile, sugary sweetness, coastal, oysters, brown coal, farmyard.
Palate
Brine, peat, tar, smoke, vanilla sweetness, vegetal, spicy, black pepper, nutmeg, broccoli, citrus fruit, mango, fantastically lemony, salted lemon cake, oysters with lemon.
Finish
Long with plenty of brine and peat smoke, germoline, coastal freshness, salinity, kippers, smoked olive oil, deep and broad, salty, leathery, soft, thick peat smoke, wood ashes, tar, mineral oil.
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Whisky.AuctionAuction Sold Price - Nov 18, 2025SGD 885.45
Region
Islay
Age
21 Years
Vintage
1977
Bottled
1999
ABV
61.3%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Caol Ila
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
N.A
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
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
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Rare Malts Selection
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Strong smoky notes, sea salt, seaweed, crisp and fresh with lemons, brine, light peatiness developing into smouldering campfire, rubber, grassy and waxy profile, sugary sweetness, coastal, oysters, brown coal, farmyard.
Palate
Brine, peat, tar, smoke, vanilla sweetness, vegetal, spicy, black pepper, nutmeg, broccoli, citrus fruit, mango, fantastically lemony, salted lemon cake, oysters with lemon.
Finish
Long with plenty of brine and peat smoke, germoline, coastal freshness, salinity, kippers, smoked olive oil, deep and broad, salty, leathery, soft, thick peat smoke, wood ashes, tar, mineral oil.
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