Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured Batch No lgv.4/504 Bottled 2015
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As a premium single malt Scotch whisky, this bottling is fully matured and ready to enjoy upon release. It does not improve with bottle age, but will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored upright, cool, and away from direct sunlight.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, and smoked wild salmon.
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The Lagavulin Distillers Edition represents an exquisite marriage of Islay's rugged, peat-smoked character with the luscious sweetness of Spanish fortified wine casks. Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2015 under batch lgv.4/504, this expression undergoes a meticulous double maturation process. After spending its primary years maturing in traditional oak casks, the whisky is finished in casks that previously held sweet, rich Pedro Xim nez sherry. This finishing process beautifully tempers Lagavulin's legendary medicinal smoke, iodine, and intense coastal peat with deep, velvety layers of sun-dried raisins, dates, dark cacao, and warming baking spices. It is a dramatic sensory journey that captures both the wild, wind-swept shores of Lagavulin Bay and the historic, sun-drenched bodegas of Jerez.
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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