Single Malt The Syndicates Cask 112 40YO (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As an exceptionally rare, fully matured 40-year-old single malt, this is bottled at its absolute peak of complexity and is ready to be savored immediately. Once opened, it will remain in prime condition for several years if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheese, high-quality dark chocolate, or slow-roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This extraordinary 40-year-old single malt is a legendary relic from Lagavulin, distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2019 from the famed Cask 112. It was selected and bottled for 'The Syndicate'—a historic association of Islay estates and whisky enthusiasts established in 1958 who secured some of the finest casks on the island. Four decades of quiet maturation on the damp, wind-swept shores of Lagavulin Bay have transformed the distillery's characteristically intense, medicinal peat smoke into a sublime, deeply complex masterpiece. The aggressive maritime brine and peat of its youth have softened into elegant notes of old leather, dried dark fruits, polished mahogany, and a gentle, lingering peat hearth smoke. This bottling represents the absolute pinnacle of Islay maturation, showcasing how time and the coastal microclimate of Port Ellen can tame and elevate a peated giant.
🍾 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.