Single Malt Jazz Festival 21YO Bottled 2019
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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.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
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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.
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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