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Murray McDavid Caol Ila 10 Year Old Rye Finish


Sale price£79.95
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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Murray McDavid

Range: Benchmark

Distillery: Caol Ila

Age: 10 years old

Distilled: 2014

Bottled: 2024

Region: Islay, Scotland

Spirit: Single malt scotch whisky

Cask Type: First fill Justinos Madeira Barrique

Alcohol by Volume: 51.2%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 1,230 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Caol Ila 10 Year Old Tasting Notes

Nose: Smoky seaside, toffee apple, spice.

Palate: Fruity peat, salted caramel, nuts.

Finish: Oily, sweet oak, peppery malt.

About this Murray McDavid whisky

Built in 1846, Caol Ila Distillery was named ‘Sound of Islay’ in Gaelic, after the atmospheric narrow strait that gently crashes the sea wall of its impressive stillhouse. The delicate smoky spirit that flows from its tall copper stills makes it a real fan favourite.

Murray McDavid have balanced this fresh Islay single malt by finishing it for four years in compact Rye whiskey casks, from Koval Distillery, their partners in the US. These small, flavourful casks, combined with pleasantly peated spirit, creates a tasty dram.

Murray McDavid Caol Ila 10 Year Old Rye Finish
Murray McDavid Caol Ila 10 Year Old Rye Finish Sale price£79.95
Murray McDavid Whisky
Dean Jode, Whiskymaker at Murray McDavid

Meet The Whiskymaker

Dean Jode

Dean Jode is Head of Whisky Creations at Murray McDavid. Dean usually starts with single cask whiskies that have been filled into refill casks. He believes the oak cask is the most important factor when creating exceptionally balanced and delicious whisky. So a big part of Dean’s job is searching for the very best quality casks from around the world to re-rack whiskies into.

Dean builds relationships with fellow producers of exceptional drinks by importing their freshly emptied casks for the additional maturation of our ever-growing inventory of Scotch whisky. Using these casks fresh is of key importance. This is where Dean creates not only beautiful spirit colour but more importantly enriches the spirit’s character to create a dram with an exceptional depth of flavour.

Within the traditional whisky warehouses at Coleburn, Dean monitors each and every cask to capture the perfect moment when the nature of the cask has perfectly intertwined with its resting spirit.