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Caol Ila distillery
Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caol Ila distillery (/kʌl ˈiːlə/; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile Chaol Ìle [t̪ʰəˈs̪t̪alə xɯːlˈiːlə], "Sound of Islay Distillery") is a Scotch whisky distillery near Port Askaig on the isle of Islay, Scotland, owned by Diageo.
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Region: Islay | |
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Location | Port Askaig |
Owner | Diageo |
Founded | 1846 |
Status | Operational |
Water source | Loch nam Ban |
No. of stills | 3 wash (19,000 L) 3 spirit (12,000 L)[1] |
Capacity | 6,500,000 L |
Mothballed | 1930–1937, 1942–1945 |
Caol Ila | |
Age(s) | 12-year-old[2] cask strength[3] 18-year-old[4] 25-year-old[5] |
Cask type(s) | American oak |
ABV | 43% |
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