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@HeartlessNinny
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I saw a listing on the local government liquor store website for a 28 year old Caol Ila, a distillery that I've enjoyed in the past and other people seem to like as well. The price was a lot lower than comparably aged Islay malts, so I decided to make the trek and drive about 40 minutes to the store to pick it up. I felt a little excited -- I'd never gone so far out of my way for a bottle before, and it felt like something of a rite of passage. Anyway, when I got there, I found it was actually an independent bottling. I bought it, took it home, and now that I'm looking around online for some details, I find that this particular bottling seems all but unknown. I have to admit, I find the mystery rather tantalizing... But curiosity got the better of me, so I'm putting it to the experts here. I can say it's from a range called Cooper's Choice, and it's bottled by an outfit called Vintage Malt Whisky (there's no listing of this bottle on their website, by the way). Any thoughts?

11 years ago

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@WhiskyBee
WhiskyBee replied

Independent bottlings can be very limited, especially if they're from a single cask. Maybe 300 - 350 bottles was the total output for this release. Hence, you probably won't find much information on it, even on the bottler's website.

IBs can be a risk. But I'd say a 28 yo Caol Ila sounds like a risk worth taking. How's it taste?

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@HeartlessNinny
HeartlessNinny replied

@WhiskyBee I thought I might finish off a couple more bottles in my cabinet before I opened it up. I got a little overzealous with the new stuff, and now I have far too many opened bottles. I can say, by the way, that this run was limited to 600 bottles. They also list the cask it all came from. I must admit that doesn't mean much to me, though.

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