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color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-spec td:last-child { color: #374151; }\n  .twl-commitments { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; padding: 18px 22px; background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-commitments h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eFinn Thomson Whisky Caol Ila 2010, 15 Year Old, Passito di Caluso Finish\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003ePrivate Cask Collection · Distilled 6 October 2010 · Passito di Caluso Finish · Cask 78394 · 150 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-preorder\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order\u003c\/strong\u003e · October Import, lands in Virginia November 4, 2026. Orders ship the week it arrives.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Islay\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Caol Ila\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 58.3%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Passito di Caluso finish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 78394\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled\u003c\/strong\u003e 26 August 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeated \u003cstrong\u003eCaol Ila\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled in \u003cstrong\u003e2010\u003c\/strong\u003e, fifteen years old, and finished in a cask that held \u003cstrong\u003ePassito di Caluso\u003c\/strong\u003e, the sweet straw-wine of Piedmont made from Erbaluce grapes dried on mats before pressing. Bottled by Finn Thomson at \u003cstrong\u003e58.3% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non-chill filtered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslay smoke and Italian dessert wine is not a pairing you see often, which is exactly why Finn put it in his last bottling run of the year. The Caluso cask brings honey, apricot and candied orange to meet Caol Ila's clean, briny, bonfire smoke. Mark Sherriffs at Finn Thomson told us to bag both Caol Ilas because they are amazing; we did. 150 bottles worldwide, 24 of them for the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Finn Thomson Whisky\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinn Thomson is the \u003cstrong\u003eninth generation\u003c\/strong\u003e of Scotland's oldest whisky family. The Thomson name traces back to the 1770s through Perthshire, where Peter Thomson Ltd built the beloved \u003cstrong\u003eBeneagles\u003c\/strong\u003e blend using casks from Longmorn, Clynelish, North British and other lesser-known workhorses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinn Thomson Whisky continues that tradition as an independent single cask bottler. Every release is hand-selected, bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered, with natural colour. Eye on the past. Vision for the future. This cask was bottled at Young Spirits in Edinburgh and is imported exclusively by The Whiskey Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Caol Ila\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong\u003e1846\u003c\/strong\u003e at Port Askaig on the Sound of Islay, looking across to the Paps of Jura. The largest distillery on the island.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwned by \u003cstrong\u003eDiageo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the peated backbone of Johnnie Walker. Most of it goes into blends, so single casks are the way to taste it straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse style is \u003cstrong\u003eelegant peat\u003c\/strong\u003e: cleaner and more coastal than its Islay neighbours, with lemon, brine and a grassy, oily smoke rather than tar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt 15 years the smoke has softened enough to let a wine finish sit beside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, Passito di Caluso\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePassito di Caluso\u003c\/strong\u003e is a DOCG dessert wine from Caluso, north of Turin. Erbaluce grapes are dried on racks for months before pressing, then aged at least four years in wood. The wine is golden, honeyed, apricot and orange peel, with a nutty oxidative edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cask of it on peated Islay malt gives you sweet fruit and honey running straight into coastal smoke, at \u003cstrong\u003e58.3%\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a finish for people who already love Caol Ila and want to hear it in a different key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask No. \u003cstrong\u003e78394\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled 6 October 2010, bottled 26 August 2026, \u003cstrong\u003e150 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e. The final two years of its fifteen were spent in the Passito di Caluso cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe story of this cask, in Finn Thomson's words\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile exploring the wine bars of Milan and discovering some of Italy's lesser-known wines, we came across Passito di Caluso, a beautifully rich dessert wine from the Piedmont region. Its intense sweetness and depth of fruit immediately caught our attention, and we began imagining how it might work with the coastal, smoky character of a Caol Ila single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassito di Caluso is created using a process whose roots stretch back to the ancient Greeks. Traditionally, grapes harvested in September are dried before fermentation, concentrating their natural sugars and intensifying their flavours. Although far less common today, this traditional \"passito\" method produces one of Italy's hidden gems: a wine filled with rich notes of dried fruit, honey and delicate sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe felt that this character could marry beautifully with Caol Ila's smoky peat and coastal salinity. This 15 year old whisky spent the final two years of its maturation in a Passito di Caluso wine cask, giving these two very different characters the time they needed to come together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wonderfully balanced single cask. Caol Ila's smoky peat and salty maritime character weave through the luscious sweetness of the wine, bringing notes of honeyed fruit, raisins and gentle spice. Each sip is a meeting of ancient Italian winemaking and the rugged Islay coastline, a distinctive collaboration between Italy and Scotland, shaped by patience, instinct and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinn Thomson Whisky, Private Cask Collection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky, single cask, peated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIslay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCaol Ila, Port Askaig\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58.3% (cask strength)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePassito di Caluso sweet wine cask finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e78394\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 August 2026, Young Spirits Co, Edinburgh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePre-order, October Import, arrives November 4, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54565822890302,"sku":"TWL-FTW-CAOL15-100115","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/ft-caol-ila-2010-15-passito-bottle.png?v=1792010705","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/finn-thomson-whisky-caol-ila-2010-15-year-passito-di-caluso-finish","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}