Single Malt Islay Jazz Festival Refill and Ex-Bourbon Hogshead 7YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this bottle is ready to enjoy immediately upon release and will not age further in glass. It can be savored over many years if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
smoked salmon, blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Technical Specifications
The Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2022 is a vibrant and exceptionally lively single malt Scotch whisky, bottled specifically to commemorate the annual musical celebration on the Isle of Islay. Matured for seven years in a combination of refill and ex-bourbon hogsheads, this youthful expression offers a fascinating window into the distillery's raw, coastal character before the wood exerts its deeper, older influences. The result is a dram that crackles with intense peat smoke, fresh maritime sea spray, citrus zest, and a surprising, sweet maltiness. The Islay Jazz Festival, which Lagavulin has proudly supported for decades, brings together world-class musicians and whisky enthusiasts, mirroring the complex, improvisational, and soulful harmony found within this unique bottle.
🍾 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.