Single Malt Special Boat Service - By Strength & Guile 16YO
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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.
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Blue cheese, smoked venison, dark chocolate
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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.
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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