Single Malt Special Boat Service - By Strength & Guile 16YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit of exceptional quality and strength, this whisky does not mature further in the bottle and has an indefinite shelf life. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain in peak condition for decades when stored upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, smoked venison, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
An extraordinary and highly coveted release, the Lagavulin 16 Year Old 'By Strength & Guile' was bottled in exclusive collaboration with the Special Boat Service (SBS) Association—the elite maritime special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Bearing the SBS motto 'By Strength and Guile' alongside their iconic winged frogman crest, this expression bridges the rugged, sea-battered shores of Islay with the legendary resilience of Britain's premier naval commandos. Distilled in Lagavulin's signature pear-shaped stills and matured for sixteen years in oak casks, this bottling represents a deeper, often higher-strength variation of the distillery's classic maritime profile. It offers an intense sensory journey defined by peat smoke, coastal brine, Lapsang Souchong tea, and a rich, dried-fruit sweetness, echoing the untamed spirit of the Islay coastline where the distillery has stood since 1816.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Lagavulin blev officielt grundlagt i 1816 af John Johnston og ligger på den vindblæste sydkyst af den skotske ø Islay med udsigt til de dramatiske ruiner af Dunyvaig Castle. Det historiske destilleri ejes i dag af Diageo og er berømt for sin kompromisløse dedikation til traditionelt håndværk, hvor der anvendes kraftigt tørverøget malt og en bemærkelsesværdigt langsom destillation i karakteristiske pæreformede pot stills. Denne omhyggelige proces skaber en intenst fyldig, olieret og kompleks spiritus, der perfekt indfanger den essentielle maritime karakter fra det sydlige Islay. Lagavulin er kendt for sin sublime balance mellem markant tørverøg, havsalt og medicinske undertoner over for en dyb sødme af tørret frugt – en stil, der finder sit ultimative udtryk i deres legendariske 16 Year Old single malt.