Single Malt Jazz Festival Bottled 2016
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Ready to enjoy immediately upon bottling, this stable spirit will maintain its exceptional quality indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
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Roquefort blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles, smoked venison
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Released to commemorate the 2016 Islay Jazz Festival—which coincided with Lagavulin's historic bicentenary year—this highly collectible single malt Scotch whisky captures the vibrant, improvisational spirit of the annual musical celebration on the shores of Islay. Distilled on the edge of Lagavulin Bay, where the sea spray and peat smoke infuse the spirit, this expression was matured in a combination of active refill American oak and first-fill European oak Sherry casks. The result is a beautifully complex dram that balances Lagavulin's signature intense peat smoke and maritime brine with rich, sweet notes of dried fruits, dark chocolate, and warm spices, reflecting both the festival's creative energy and the distillery's two centuries of craftsmanship.
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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