Pure Single Malt 12YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to drink upon release, remaining stable for decades if stored properly away from direct light and heat.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, smoked oysters, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Lagavulin's 12 Year Old 'Pure Single Malt' represents a legendary chapter in Islay's distilling history. Historically bottled under the 'Pure Single Malt' designation before modern regulations standardized Scotch whisky labeling, this expression captures the raw, untamed spirit of the southern coast of Islay. Distilled in Lagavulin's signature pear-shaped stills with exceptionally slow distillation runs, the spirit undergoes a maturation process heavily influenced by the damp, salty air of Lagavulin Bay. The terroir of Islay is deeply embedded in this spirit, defined by the intensely phenolic peat cut from local bogs, which imparts a profound, medicinal smoke, balanced by a surprising undercurrent of sweet malt, brine, and citrus. This historic 12-year-old style is celebrated for its vibrant intensity, offering a more direct, powerful look at the distillery's character compared to its iconic, more rounded 16-year-old sibling.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Lagavulin blev officielt grundlagt i 1816 af John Johnston og ligger på den vindblæste sydkyst af den skotske ø Islay med udsigt til de dramatiske ruiner af Dunyvaig Castle. Det historiske destilleri ejes i dag af Diageo og er berømt for sin kompromisløse dedikation til traditionelt håndværk, hvor der anvendes kraftigt tørverøget malt og en bemærkelsesværdigt langsom destillation i karakteristiske pæreformede pot stills. Denne omhyggelige proces skaber en intenst fyldig, olieret og kompleks spiritus, der perfekt indfanger den essentielle maritime karakter fra det sydlige Islay. Lagavulin er kendt for sin sublime balance mellem markant tørverøg, havsalt og medicinske undertoner over for en dyb sødme af tørret frugt – en stil, der finder sit ultimative udtryk i deres legendariske 16 Year Old single malt.