Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured Batch No lgv.4/501 Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
As a distilled spirit, this bottle will remain stable indefinitely if stored properly unopened; once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its full aromatic complexity.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked beef brisket
✨ Technical Specifications
Lagavulin's Distillers Edition represents a masterful marriage of intense Islay peat smoke and luscious Spanish sherry sweetness. This double-matured single malt undergoes its primary aging in traditional oak casks before being transferred to casks that previously held rich Pedro Ximenez sherry. The Batch lgv.4/501, bottled in 2013, showcases this beautiful tension: the classic maritime brine, medicinal peat, and Lapsang Souchong tea notes of Lagavulin are softened and complexed by layers of sticky dates, dark chocolate, and sun-dried raisins. This expression pays homage to the distillery's historic home on the shores of Lagavulin Bay, where the damp sea air slowly breathes into the casks over years of quiet maturation.
🍾 About the Producer
Officially established in 1816 by John Johnston, Lagavulin is situated on the windswept southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Scotland, overlooking the dramatic ruins of Dunyvaig Castle. Today owned by Diageo, the historic distillery is celebrated for its uncompromising dedication to traditional methods, utilising heavily peated malt and remarkably slow distillation in distinctive pear-shaped pot stills. This meticulous process yields an intensely rich, oily, and complex spirit that embodies the quintessential maritime character of southern Islay. Renowned for balancing ferocious peat smoke, brine, and medicinal notes with deep dried-fruit sweetness, Lagavulin achieves its definitive expression in its legendary 16 Year Old single malt.