Single Malt Feis Ile 24YO (((Bottled 2015)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a mature, high-strength single malt Scotch whisky, this bottling does not age further in glass and is ready to enjoy immediately. It will remain in pristine condition indefinitely when stored upright, sealed, and away from direct light.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Released exclusively for the Feis Ile (the Islay Festival of Music and Malt) in 2015, this extraordinary 24-year-old single malt represents a pinnacle of Lagavulin's craft. Distilled in 1991 and matured in European oak ex-sherry casks, it bridges the gap between the distillery's legendary maritime peat smoke and the deep, resinous sweetness of historic sherry wood. The slow distillation in Lagavulin's pear-shaped stills on the windswept shores of Islay allows the spirit to absorb the coastal elements over more than two decades, resulting in an incredibly complex dram layered with rich dried fruits, dark chocolate, bonfire smoke, and sea spray.
🍾 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.