Single Malt Distillers Edition Double Matured lgv.4/505 Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
As a high-strength distilled spirit, this bottle will not mature further in glass and can be preserved indefinitely if stored away from direct sunlight. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its full aromatic complexity.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate torte, smoked wild salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Lagavulin's Distillers Edition represents a masterful marriage of intense Islay peat smoke and the luscious sweetness of Spanish Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2016 under the batch code lgv.4/505, this expression undergoes a secondary maturation ('double matured') that beautifully tempers the distillery's legendary, medicinal peat punch with rich notes of dark raisins, dates, and cacao. According to local lore, the exceptionally slow distillation in Lagavulin's pear-shaped stills mimics the unhurried pace of life on the rugged Islay coast, where the damp sea spray constantly seasons the oak casks during their long slumber. The result is a complex, deeply warming malt where bonfire smoke, maritime brine, and sticky-sweet PX sherry influence coexist in perfect, dramatic harmony.
🍾 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.