Single Malt Diageo Special Release 21YO (((Bottled 2012)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a mature, high-strength single malt Scotch whisky, this bottling is fully matured and ready to be enjoyed immediately. It will remain in pristine condition indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Lagavulin 21 Year Old, released as part of Diageo's prestigious 2012 Special Releases, is widely considered one of the most legendary bottlings in the distillery's history. Distilled in 1991 and matured exclusively in first-fill Spanish oak sherry casks, this expression represents a sublime marriage of Islay's intense, maritime peat smoke with the deep, resinous sweetness of European oak. The slow, deliberate distillation in Lagavulin's signature pear-shaped stills coaxes out a heavy, oily spirit that spent over two decades resting in warehouses hugging the rugged, wind-swept shores of Lagavulin Bay. The resulting malt is a masterclass in complexity, weaving together notes of dark chocolate, molasses, dates, and thick peat smoke, underpinned by a distinct coastal salinity born of its maturation environment.
🍾 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.