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Caol Ila Scotch Whisky Distillery

Caol Ila Distillery, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay PA46 7RL
Tel: +44 (0)1496 840207 Fax: +44 (0)1496 840660

Coal Ila Distillery General Information
Current Owners click text for detailsUDV
Location Islay
Water source Loch Nam Ban (Torrabolls Loch).
Stills 3 x wash stills and 3 x spirit stills
Capacity per year 3,600,000 Litres
Status Active/Producing


Coal Ila Distillery History
1846 Built by Hector Henderson
1852 Norman Buchanan buys the distillery
1863 Bulloch, Lade & Co buys the distillery
1879 Rebuilt and Expanded
1920 Caol Ila Distillery, subsidiary (part of Robertson & Baxter Ltd)
1927 DCL
1930 The distillery closed. Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) took over
1937 Distillery reopened
1972-74 Reconstructed and re equipped. Stills increased from 2 - 6.
2002 Official bottlings released (first since Flora and Fauna)
2006 8yo released


Coal Ila Distillery Comments
Caol Ila means - Sound of Islay - in Gaelic  

Coal Ila Distillery Bottlings
click text for detailsCaol Ila Aged 15 Years (Flora and Fauna)
Caol Ila 1981 Cask Strength Limited Bottling (Bottled in 1997) 63.8% vol
Caol Ila Aged 20 Years (Rare Malts Selction) 61.3% vol (Distilled 1977)
Caol Ila Aged 21 Years (Rare Malts Selction) 61.3% vol


Coal Ila Distillery Independent Bottlings


Coal Ila Distillery Visitor Centre Information
Contact +44 (0)1496 302760
Open all year Mon-Fri by appointment
Admission charge unknown
Location On the east coast of the Isle of Islay close to Port Askaig

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