Single Malt Jazz Festival 21YO (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured, cask-strength single malt Scotch whisky, this bottling is ready to enjoy immediately and will not age further in the bottle. Properly stored upright, away from direct sunlight and temperature fluctuations, it will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
The Lagavulin 21 Year Old Jazz Festival Bottling (2019 Release) is an extraordinary single malt Scotch whisky that celebrates the long-standing partnership between the historic Islay distillery and the annual Islay Jazz Festival. Distilled on the windswept shores of Lagavulin Bay and matured for over two decades in refill American oak hogsheads, this limited edition represents the pinnacle of patient maturation. The slow, deliberate distillation in Lagavulin's signature pear-shaped stills allows the heavy, phenolic spirit to develop a remarkably complex character. Over 21 years of breathing the salty, damp Islay air, the aggressive peat smoke has mellowed into a sophisticated tapestry of dry driftwood smoke, coastal brine, caramelized citrus, and delicate tropical fruits, underpinned by a rich, waxy mouthfeel.
🍾 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.