Caol Ila 2011 9 Year Old Na Braithrean
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Lot number: 128-01805
Winning bid: £60
For anyone visiting Caol Ila today, it might be hard to believe that it was once one of the smaller distilleries on Islay, with the Diageo workhorse now producing almost as much spirit as Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Bowmore and Laphroaig combined! Despite this, Caol Ila still isn't as globally recognisable as its Islay stable-mates, due to the majority of its production being used for blends, such as Johnnie Walker. In fact it wasn't until the early noughties that it was marketed seriously as a single malt, but its quality and rock-solid consistency have won it a dedicated fan base that will surely continue to grow.
Na Bràithrean translates from the Scottish Gaelic meaning The Brothers. We're called this because all of our bottles are brothers.
We take a single cask and split the liquid inside in half. We finish the two halves separately in different casks for different lengths of time. The half we bottle first is the Wee Brother and the younger of the two bottlings. The second half that is aged slightly longer is bottled as the Big Brother.
Big Brother.
Distilled: 05.04.2011
Bottled: 27.05.2020
Age: 9 Years Old
Cask Type: Pedro Ximenez Sherry
58% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 167 / 170
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