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Caol Ila 1988 8 Year Old Bell's Managers Challenge 1996

Caol Ila 1988 8 Year Old Bell's Managers Challenge 1996
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Caol Ila 1988 8 Year Old Bell's Managers Challenge 1996Caol Ila 1988 8 Year Old Bell's Managers Challenge 1996Caol Ila 1988 8 Year Old Bell's Managers Challenge 1996

Lot number: 072-5253

Winning bid: £760

The largest distillery on Islay, Caol Ila sits on the Sound of Islay overlooking the picturesque island of Jura. Most of Caol Ila ends up in blends, but it also produces a wide variety of peated and un-peated single malt expressions.

The Bell's managers challenge was a competition held between the managers of the various distilleries who's malt went into Bell's 8 year old blend. Each had to submit a sample to be judged by a panel of writers, who voted this Caol Ila the winner.

Distilled: 1988

Bottled: 1996

Age: 8 years old

Cask Number: 1207

No stated ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 17 / 35

Please note fill level.

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