What distillery is SMWS code 53?

SMWS code 53 is Caol Ila, a single malt whisky distillery in the Islay region of Scotland. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society uses this code on all single cask bottlings from Caol Ila — the number after the decimal indicates which cask (e.g. 53.25 = 25th cask bottled).

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SMWS Code 53

Caol Ila

Code

Distillery

Caol Ila

Region

Islay

Origin

Scotland

Spirit Type

Single Malt Whisky

SMWS code 53 identifies Caol Ila, a single malt whisky distillery in the Islay region of Scotland. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society uses this number on all single cask bottlings sourced from Caol Ila. The second number (after the decimal point) indicates the specific cask — for example, 53.25 would be the 25th cask ever bottled from this distillery.