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Caol Ila 1974 19 Year Old First Cask 70cl / 46%
Caol Ila 1974 19 Year Old First Cask 70cl / 46% Caol Ila 1974 19 Year Old First Cask 70cl / 46%
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Lot 65711

Caol Ila 1974 19 Year Old First Cask 70cl / 46%

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EUR €244.20

Lot Information

19

Direct Wines

12495

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Scotland

Islay

First Cask

46%

1974

Caol Ila Auction

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Description

A bottle of Caol Ila 19 Year Old Malt Whisky, distilled on 24 December 1974. This was bottled by Direct Wines Limited from a single cask for the First Cask series and was available exclusively to First Cask Circle Members.

This is bottle number 179 from cask number 12495.

Caol Ila was built in 1846 by Hector Henderson on Islay's east coast, overlooking the Sound of Islay, from which it takes its name. The distillery was purchased by Bulloch Lade in 1857 and by DCL in 1927. DCL ran the distillery continuously until 1972 when it was demolished and rebuilt with six stills rather than two. Caol Ila became Islay's biggest producer and was a crucial component for blends, notably Johnnie Walker. The distillery survived the early 1980s downturn by producing an unpeated Highland style malt and it still produces unpeated whisky every year, depending on owner Diageo's requirements.

While Caol Ila had been bottled as a single malt by independents, the first official bottling was a 12 Year Old released in 2002.

More expansion took place in 2011, with a new mash tun and washbacks installed, which increased capacity to 6.5 million litres per year.

This Caol Ila 1974 19 Year Old sold at our online auction for £200

Condition

Please see images for fill level and label condition.

Note the absence of a condition statement does not imply that this lot is in perfect condition or free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of ageing. Older bottles often contain small amounts of sediment. We cannot guarantee that the contents of this bottle will be free from the effects of age, cork taint, oxidation or other faults.

This bottle does not appear to be leaking. While we take every care to pack bottles securely we cannot guarantee that old corks and closures will not leak in transit.

Fill Level

Upper shoulder

Approx. shipping weight

1.50kg
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