HSC Caol Ila 1998 (Life Is A Circus)

CAOL ILA HIGH SPIRITS 16 YEAR OLD / LIFE IS A CIRCUS

Caol Ila distillery was built in 1846 by Hector Henderson, who was bought out from the venture a little over 10 year later by Bulloch Lade. The blending firm merged with DCL (now Diageo) in 1927, who still run the distillery today.

This is from an unusual collection of 10 independent bottlings produced by High Spirits . Each bottle is presented with a label depicting circus acts around the world.​

High Spirits are the second bottling company started by Nadi Fiori, co-founder of the acclaimed Intertrade. Like many of his contemporaries, his bottlings are known for their artistic labels. In 2008 High Spirits bottled a series for the renowned collector, Valentino Zagatti to celebrate his 50th year of buying whisky. These and many of the earlier High Spirits releases are highly collectible.