Single Malt The Syndicates Cask No 113 30YO (((Bottled 2009)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a mature, high-strength single malt bottled in 2009, it is fully matured and ready to be savored now. Once opened, it will remain in peak condition for several years if stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
This legendary single cask release represents an extraordinary partnership and a golden era of Islay distilling. 'The Syndicate' is an exclusive association of Islay estates and whisky enthusiasts who, over the decades, managed to secure some of the finest casks directly from the island's distilleries. Distilled in 1979 and matured for three decades in a single oak cask (Cask No. 113) before being bottled in 2009, this ultra-rare expression showcases the majestic transformation of Lagavulin's spirit over time. The distillery's signature slow distillation in pear-shaped stills and coastal warehouse aging on the shores of Lagavulin Bay have softened the intense, youthful peat smoke into an incredibly complex, elegant tapestry. It reveals deep layers of dried dark fruits, old leather, beeswax, maritime brine, and a refined, lingering peat smoke that only thirty years of patient maturation can bestow.
🍾 About the Producer
Perched on the rugged southern coastline of Islay, Lagavulin was officially established in 1816 by John Johnston, formalising centuries of illicit distilling along the sheltered cove beneath Dunyvaig Castle. Operating within an unforgiving maritime microclimate, the distillery draws peaty, mineral-rich process water from the upland Solum Lochs. Production relies on heavily peated barley and exceptionally deliberate methods: lengthy fermentations in larch washbacks precede distillation across four distinctive pear-shaped pot stills. Lagavulin famously executes one of the slowest double distillations in Scotland with wide middle cuts and high fill levels, maximizing copper interaction to sculpt a rich, oily spirit imbued with phenolic depth, smoked lapsang souchong, and iodine. Matured extensively in dunnage warehouses washed by sea spray, the resulting single malt balances pungent maritime brine and sweet oak tannins. Benchmark expressions include the iconic 16 Year Old, the cask-strength 12 Year Old annual releases, and sought-after mature parcels within Diageo's Prima & Ultima collection.