Lagavulin’s flagship expression, this is from one of Scotland’s ‘essential’ distilleries, on a cramped, chaotic and wildly romantic Islay. Demand heavily exceeds supply, as it is highly regarded as being one of the best whiskies in the world – with a substantial fanbase. The intense character comes from their own richly peaty water supply; the heavily peated barley; the unusually long fermentation – up to 75 hours; and the slowest distillation of any Islay malt.

A classic Lagavulin with elements of smoke, peat and spice. The nose opens with punchy Islay smoke, with hints of iodine, sweet spice and vanilla, leading to a rich palate bursting with malt, dried fruit, oak and earthy peat. The finish is long and spicy, with more peat smoke and vanilla.

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This 21-year-old Lagavulin was distilled in 1997, and decanted at 56.6% abv. It was bottled for the European Lagavulin Fans; Boris Borisov, Floris Kooistra, Bram van Glabbeek, Sebastian Jaeger, Ronny Wettervik and Rolf-Harald Haugen as a part of a private sale of individual casks known as Casks of Distinction. 

Hand selected by a team of whisky experts under guidance from Master Blender Dr. Craig Wilson, each cask is totally unique and very rare. This one had an outtrun of just 158 bottles. 

Please note: this bottle is a from a private collection.