The Gordon & MacPhail Caol Ila Private Collection 43 Year 1976 Cask #8099 700mL is a 43-year-old Islay single malt from independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail, drawn from Caol Ila Distillery and bottled from cask #8099, presented at 700mL.
About This Whisky
Gordon & MacPhail is an independent bottler founded in Elgin in 1895, one of the longest-running names in the Scotch whisky trade, built on buying new-make spirit from distilleries and maturing it under its own warehouse management. Caol Ila is an Islay distillery whose lightly peated, maritime new make is used mostly in blends such as Johnnie Walker, making single-cask bottlings like this 1976 vintage, Cask #8099, comparatively uncommon.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Soft peat smoke, maritime salt, dried fruit and gentle oak.
- Palate: Refined and layered, with peat, salt, malt sweetness and polished oak.
- Finish: Long and warming, with smoke, salt and a slow oak fade.
Serving & Food
Pour neat in a small tulip glass at room temperature. A piece of smoked salmon or a square of plain dark chocolate suits the long-aged profile.
How to Enjoy
Treat as a contemplative after-dinner pour; sip slowly to appreciate the long-aged Islay character.
Product Details
Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Caol Ila
Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
Producer: Gordon & MacPhail
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Vintage: 1976
Age Statement: 43 Year
Cask: Single Cask #8099
Volume: 700mL
About the Distillery
Caol Ila Distillery sits on the eastern shore of the Sound of Islay and was rebuilt in its current form in 1974, producing a lightly peated, maritime new-make spirit used mostly in blends such as Johnnie Walker. Independent bottlers such as Gordon & MacPhail occasionally release single-cask expressions drawn from the distillery's older stocks, with the Private Collection series among the company's most prestigious lines.