Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured Batch No lgv.4/504 (((Bottled 2015)))
⏳ Drinking Window
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.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, and smoked wild salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Perched on the rugged southern coastline of Islay, Lagavulin was officially established in 1816 by John Johnston, formalising centuries of illicit distilling along the sheltered cove beneath Dunyvaig Castle. Operating within an unforgiving maritime microclimate, the distillery draws peaty, mineral-rich process water from the upland Solum Lochs. Production relies on heavily peated barley and exceptionally deliberate methods: lengthy fermentations in larch washbacks precede distillation across four distinctive pear-shaped pot stills. Lagavulin famously executes one of the slowest double distillations in Scotland with wide middle cuts and high fill levels, maximizing copper interaction to sculpt a rich, oily spirit imbued with phenolic depth, smoked lapsang souchong, and iodine. Matured extensively in dunnage warehouses washed by sea spray, the resulting single malt balances pungent maritime brine and sweet oak tannins. Benchmark expressions include the iconic 16 Year Old, the cask-strength 12 Year Old annual releases, and sought-after mature parcels within Diageo's Prima & Ultima collection.