Single Malt The Managers Dram 11YO (((Bottled 2013)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-strength, well-matured single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is highly stable and does not expire. It is ready to be enjoyed now, but can be kept indefinitely in proper cellar conditions. Once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 2 years to preserve its complex aromatic profile.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Lagavulin's 'The Manager's Dram' is a highly prestigious and legendary series of releases within the Scotch whisky world, historically selected by and for the distillery managers of the parent company. This specific 11-year-old expression, bottled in 2013 at a robust cask strength, offers a rare glimpse into the inner sanctum of Islay distilling. Unlike the standard commercial releases, this bottling showcases the raw, unadulterated power of Lagavulin's slow-distilled spirit. It combines the distillery's signature intense peat smoke, coastal brine, and medicinal seaweed notes with a rich, deep oak influence and dried fruit sweetness, likely derived from carefully selected sherry casks. The history of Lagavulin on the rugged southern coast of Islay, dating back to 1816, is encapsulated in this bottle, which remains a holy grail for collectors and connoisseurs of fine single malts.
🍾 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.