Single Malt The Managers Dram 11YO Bottled 2013
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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.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
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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.
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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