Caol Ila 'North Star' 9 years old 51.8% Berry Bros. & Rudd this is a new release

this is a new release from the Caol Ila distillery

An under-appreciated whisky from the heart of the Black Isle

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Caol Ila 'North Star' 9 years old 51.8% Berry Bros. & Rudd this is a new releaseDistilled in 2009 at the Caol Ila distillery, this new cask strength bottling comes from independent bottlers North Star. Selected by Iain Croucher from a single ex refill bourbon hogshead, this whisky was then further matured in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. Iain's characterful tasting notes describe an aroma that few would know, but could easily relate to a humidor in an old smoking room of a hotel (specifically the Malmaison in Glasgow in the