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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: 

Whisky Makers: Keith Bonnington

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Distillery: Caol Ila

Region: Islay, Scotland

Age: 11 Years Old

Cask: Pineau des Charentes Cask

Cask Ref: 12038

Alcohol by Volume: 57.9%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Limited Edition: 659 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Caol Ila 11 Year Old Tasting Notes

Nose: Smouldering beach bonfires, salty sea breezes, citrus peel and Bourbon biscuits.

Palate: Salt brine, cigar box, honeyed apricots, and gingerbread. Pineapple grilled on the barbeque, smoked grist and dark toffee.

Finish: Long and lingering. Ashy smoke with brown sugar with brown sugar and stewed pears.

About this Pintail whisky

This is a rather special single malt whisky from Pintail. It was distilled at Caol Ila in 2012 and matured initially in a refill Sherry butt. Keith Bonnington then reracked the whisky into a cask that previously held Pineau des Charentes, a highly revered ancient fortified wine of the Cognac region in Western France. The result is a whisky with notes of a smouldering beach bonfire, toasted almonds, gingerbread, charred citrus peel and dark toffee.

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