Single Malt Jazz Festival 21YO Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
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.
🍽️ Culinary 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
Officially established in 1816 by John Johnston, Lagavulin is situated on the windswept southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Scotland, overlooking the dramatic ruins of Dunyvaig Castle. Today owned by Diageo, the historic distillery is celebrated for its uncompromising dedication to traditional methods, utilising heavily peated malt and remarkably slow distillation in distinctive pear-shaped pot stills. This meticulous process yields an intensely rich, oily, and complex spirit that embodies the quintessential maritime character of southern Islay. Renowned for balancing ferocious peat smoke, brine, and medicinal notes with deep dried-fruit sweetness, Lagavulin achieves its definitive expression in its legendary 16 Year Old single malt.