Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured (((Bottled 2009)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle does not mature further in glass and is ready to enjoy immediately. Unopened, it will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place; once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 3 years to preserve its complex aromatic profile.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked duck
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Lagavulin Distillers Edition represents a masterful marriage of intense Islay peat smoke and the luscious sweetness of Spanish sherry. Originally founded in 1816 along the rocky shores of Lagavulin Bay, the distillery is legendary for its exceptionally slow distillation in pear-shaped copper pot stills, which coaxes out a heavy, oily, and deeply complex spirit. For the Distillers Edition, the classic Lagavulin single malt undergoes a meticulous double-maturation process. After its initial aging in traditional oak casks, the whisky is transferred to casks that previously held sweet, dark Pedro Xim nez (PX) sherry. This bottling, completed in 2009, showcases how the rich, sticky-sweet dried fruit notes of the PX casks elegantly temper and complement Lagavulin's signature maritime brine, medicinal peat, and campfire smoke, creating a beautifully balanced, warming, and multi-layered 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.