Single Malt Diageo Special Release - Grains & Embers 12YO Bottled 2025
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As a high-proof single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle does not age further in glass and is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release, remaining stable for decades if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked oysters
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Hailing from the wind-swept southern coast of Islay, Lagavulin is legendary for its slow distillation in pear-shaped stills and its intensely maritime character. The annual Diageo Special Releases showcase the distillery's iconic spirit in its most vibrant, cask-strength form, typically aged for 12 years. The 'Grains & Embers' bottling represents a celebration of raw peat smoke, coastal brine, and the toasted sweetness of malted barley. Matured in selected oak casks to emphasize both the fiery embers of Islay peat and the rich, cereal-forward core of the spirit, this expression delivers an uncompromised, powerful look into the heart of Lagavulin Bay's historic warehouses.
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Officially established in 1816 by John Johnston on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Scotland, Lagavulin is one of the world's most iconic single malt Scotch whisky distilleries, now owned by Diageo. Renowned for its exceptionally slow distillation process in characteristic pear-shaped stills, the distillery produces a rich, intensely peaty, and complex spirit. Lagavulin's signature style is defined by deep smoke, maritime brine, and dried fruit sweetness, epitomized by its legendary 16 Year Old expression and highly coveted limited releases like the 12 Year Old Special Releases and historic older bottlings matured in oak casks over decades-long periods of quiet aging on the shores of Lagavulin Bay Port Ellen Islay Scotland United Kingdom PA42 7DZ Scotland United Kingdom https://www.malts.com/en-row/distilleries/lagavulin