Caol Ila 40 Year Old 1982 Private Collection Gordon & Macphail – 70cl
Caol Ila 40 Year Old 1982 Private Collection is a museum-grade peated Islay single malt — distilled at Caol Ila in 1982 and matured for 40 years before bottling by Gordon & MacPhail under their prestigious Private Collection range. Among the rarest publicly available aged Caol Ila expressions.
Gordon & MacPhail has been bottling rare and aged single malts since 1895.may vary slightly by bottling.
A definitive museum-grade collector's expression — for the most serious Islay enthusiasts.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Profoundly aromatic — gentle peat smoke, caramelised dried fruit, antique leather, dark chocolate, vanilla, polished oak, sea salt, and warm baking spice — extraordinarily mature and beautifully composed.
PALATE
Velvety and concentrated — sweet smoke, dark caramel, dried fig, vanilla cream, leather, dark cocoa, sea salt, and warm spice — full-bodied with the depth that only four decades can deliver.
FINISH
Exceptionally long — lingering peat, dried fruit, dark caramel, gentle leather, sea salt, and a slow warming spice depth fading gracefully — refined, contemplative, and unforgettable.
ABV: 49.4% ABV