Caol Ila 13 y/o Islay Cask Strength Single Malt from The Spirit of Art by The Distillers Art Ltd 55.4% 70cl

Caol Ila 13 year old Islay Cask Strength Single Malt from The Spirit of Art by The Distillers Art Plus an original painting of 'Caol Ila' by Brian McFie 55.4% 70cl

From the Independent Bottler The Distiller's Art Limited we bring two extraordinary expressions together.

A rare single malt bottled at cask strength and numbered by hand.

Plus a print of an original painting of 'Caol Ila'

Individuall numbered and limited to just 223 bottles.

Caol Ila Single Malt Scotch Whisky, with a limited edition print of “Caol Ila” by the artist Brian McFie.

Like our landscape study of Islay itself, this magnificent malt is redolent of green pastures and peat smoke.

Nose: Full grassy, smoky whiff with a light essence of tobacco leaf.

Palate: It is oily and salty with a gentle smokiness rounded by sweet fruit

Finish: A long rich burst of peppery peat smoke.

Former colleagues and old friends George Thomson and Ewen Cameron had long been intrigued with the idea of establishing an independent cask bottling business. 

The spark that fired the concept behind the Spirit of Art Single Malts started from one of those deep philosophical discussions which takes place in a pub.

While there are a number of fine businesses of this type, neither George nor Ewen had any desire simply to imitate others. They wanted was an emotional connection that would take someone with a love of single malts on a journey to the heart of the place in which the whisky was produced.

As the discussion developed it became clear that a unique idea could bring the single malt lover to feel the sense of place and at the same time enjoy the taste unique to a selected cask.

They decided a painting to pair with the single malt would capture the essence of the landscape where the whisky was produced. This would be commissioned as a high quality print and also form the label for the bottle of malt.