Single Malt Feis Ile 13YO (((Bottled 2021)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a high-strength single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is ready to enjoy immediately and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright, away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted specifically for the annual Feis Ile (Islay Festival of Music and Malt) in 2021, this highly collectible 13-year-old single malt showcases Lagavulin's legendary maritime character with an innovative twist. While the distillery is famous for its slow distillation and deep peat smoke, this limited edition was matured in refill American oak casks before being finished in high-char Port-seasoned American oak casks. This unique cask treatment infuses the classic Islay profile of medicinal peat, brine, and bonfire smoke with rich, dark fruit sweetness, cocoa, and warming spices, creating a beautifully complex dram that pays homage to the rugged shores of Lagavulin Bay.
🍾 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.