Single Malt Distillers Edition (((Bottled 2012)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle does not mature further once packaged and is ready to enjoy immediately. It will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored upright, sealed, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheese, high-quality dark chocolate with sea salt, and smoked duck breast
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Lagavulin Distillers Edition represents a masterful marriage of Islay's rugged maritime peat and the luscious sweetness of Andalusian sherry. Distilled in the signature pear-shaped copper pot stills of Lagavulin—where exceptionally slow distillation coaxes out a deep, oily, and complex spirit—this expression undergoes a double maturation process. After its primary aging in traditional oak casks, it is finished in casks that previously held sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry. This imparts a rich layer of sun-dried raisins, dates, and dark chocolate to the distillery's legendary canvas of heavy peat smoke, coastal brine, and Lapsang Souchong tea. Steeped in the history of Lagavulin Bay, where illicit distilling dates back to the 18th century, this expression is a testament to the art of wood finishing, offering a softer, sweeter, yet intensely smoky dram.
🍾 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.