Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured (((Bottled 2003)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottling does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to drink upon release, remaining stable for decades if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles, smoked wild salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Lagavulin Distillers Edition represents a masterful marriage of peat and sweet. Distilled on the rugged south coast of Islay, this single malt undergoes a secondary maturation in hand-selected Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. This double-aging process softens the distillery's signature medicinal peat smoke, coastal brine, and intense tar notes, wrapping them in layers of rich dark chocolate, sticky dates, and sun-dried raisins. The history of Lagavulin is steeped in local lore, from the illicit stills that operated in the secluded cove of Lagavulin Bay in the 18th century to its official founding in 1816. The Distillers Edition showcases how the intense, slow-distilled Islay character can be beautifully rounded by the luscious influence of Spanish sherry wood.
🍾 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.