LDMW Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2010 Collective 5.0 – 70cl
LDMW Caol Ila 10 Year Old 2010 Collective 5.0 — an independent bottling of Caol Ila from LDMW's Collective 5.0 series. 10-year age-stated from 2010 vintage. Prior-iteration collector's piece from the celebrated Collective series.
Why you'll love it
- Refined peat smoke, warm honey, gentle maritime salt, elegant Caol Ila character — LDMW Collective 5.0 signature
- Independent bottling — LDMW Collective 5.0 series, 10-year age-stated, 2010 vintage
- Perfect for LDMW Collective completists, indie bottler collectors, and Caol Ila enthusiasts
- Presented in LDMW's Collective 5.0 packaging
Perfect pairings
Excellent neat as a contemplation pour. Pairs beautifully with oysters, smoked salmon, or grilled fish.
Perfect for
- LDMW Collective series completists
- Serious indie bottler collectors
- Vintage-dated whisky collectors (2010)
Compare with
Interested in Collective 6.0? Try LDMW Caol Ila 9YO Collective 6.0 ($168) or LDMW Caol Ila 11YO Collective 6.0 ($235).
Frequently asked
Collective 5.0 vs 6.0?
Different series iterations with distinct cask selections and artist collaborations. Each Collective volume represents a curated batch of releases.
Quick facts
- Region: Islay, Scotland (Independent Bottling)
- Distillery: Caol Ila
- Bottler: LDMW
- Series: Collective 5.0
- Age: 10 Years (distilled 2010)
- Volume: 70cl
- Delivery: Free islandwide delivery across Singapore
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR
Orange copper.
NOSE
Full , smooth. On the first nose, notes of apricot, brandy cherry, white peach and raisins relegate to the background aromas of malted barley, iodine, smoke and dry peat. Quickly, however, the debates became balanced. After aeration, pepper, salted butter caramel, chocolate, oranges and heady flowers (hyacinth, peony) bring a lot of refinement to the aromatic palette.
PALATE
Straight, precise. On the palate, camphor, ash and peat turned root (gentian) rub shoulders with milk chocolate, heather honey, quince jelly and apricot coulis. Gradually the chocolate becomes dark (100%). With a superb salivating bitterness, the mid-palate suggests a distillate with lemony and fruity accents (pear). On the back of the palate, sublime scents of honeysuckle and wallflower spread through the air.
FINISH
Long, full of serenity. Slightly meaty (bacon, leather), the start of the finish is mostly covered with a thin film of ash. The hearth of the fireplace is not far away. In this regard, its minerality is reminiscent of the heat of a refractory brick. On the retro-olfaction, exotic fruits (mango, guava) refresh a resinous (pine, Vosges candy), earthy and balsamic (sherry vinegar) finish. The empty glass is camphoric, spicy (star anise), liquorice and herbaceous (peated malted barley).
ABV: 48% ABV