Single Malt Feis Ile 16YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this whisky does not age further in the bottle and can be kept indefinitely if stored properly; once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to preserve its complex aromatics.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Lagavulin's Feis Ile releases are legendary among whisky collectors, crafted specifically to celebrate the annual Islay Festival of Music and Malt. The 16 Year Old Feis Ile bottling represents a hand-selected, limited-edition expression of the distillery's iconic peated single malt. Distilled on the shores of Lagavulin Bay, this spirit undergoes an exceptionally slow distillation in pear-shaped stills, allowing maximum copper contact to develop its complex, oily character. For the Feis Ile editions, the whisky is typically matured in specially selected casks—often incorporating sherry or other fortified wine casks for a double maturation—and bottled at cask strength. This results in an intense, multi-layered profile where Lagavulin's signature coastal peat smoke, medicinal brine, and lapsang souchong tea notes are beautifully integrated with deep dried-fruit sweetness, dark chocolate, and rich oak spices.
🍾 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.