Single Malt Feis Ile 16YO
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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.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
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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.
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Officially established in 1816 by John Johnston on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Scotland, Lagavulin is one of the world's most iconic single malt Scotch whisky distilleries, now owned by Diageo. Renowned for its exceptionally slow distillation process in characteristic pear-shaped stills, the distillery produces a rich, intensely peaty, and complex spirit. Lagavulin's signature style is defined by deep smoke, maritime brine, and dried fruit sweetness, epitomized by its legendary 16 Year Old expression and highly coveted limited releases like the 12 Year Old Special Releases and historic older bottlings matured in oak casks over decades-long periods of quiet aging on the shores of Lagavulin Bay Port Ellen Islay Scotland United Kingdom PA42 7DZ Scotland United Kingdom https://www.malts.com/en-row/distilleries/lagavulin