Single Malt The Managers Choice Single Cask Selection Cask No 4477 (((Bottled 2009)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its full aromatic complexity.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
In 2009, Diageo debuted 'The Manager's Choice' series, a highly limited selection of single cask bottlings curated by the distillery managers of their most prestigious distilleries. For Lagavulin, then-distillery manager Donald Renwick selected Cask No. 4477. Distilled in 1997 and matured in a single European oak Sherry cask, this expression represents a magnificent marriage of Lagavulin's signature heavy peat smoke, coastal brine, and the rich, dried-fruit and spice complexity imparted by the sherry wood. It is a legendary snapshot of a single moment in Islay's distilling history, bottled at natural cask strength without chill-filtration, capturing the raw, untamed spirit of the Islay coastline.
🍾 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.