Single Malt Diageo Special Release - Grains & Embers 12YO (((Bottled 2025)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
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.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked oysters
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 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.