16 July 2025

    • Lagavulin 13 Years Old

    Jazz Festival 2021

    Winning Bid
    £161
    NO RESERVE
    Lagavulin 13 Years Old
    Jazz Festival 2021
    Lot #1340884
    FINISH DATE
    20 January 2025

    The Islay Jazz Festival, an annual event in which the Lagavulin distillery takes part, has been welcoming visitors for many years. Each year, a limited Lagavulin natural cask strength is released to mark this special occasion. This 13-year-old is the first Lagavulin ever matured in refill American oak and finished in Ex-Mazcal American standard barrels, this year's Jazz Festival exclusive has been exquisitely rearranged to reach new high notes. On the nose, unusual smoky-meaty aromas lead to familiar linseed oil and fragrant smoke. The texture is smooth and rich, the taste sweet-savoury then warming, as waves of smoke sweep over the palate carrying hints of spicy wood and smoke-dried jalapeno pepper. New-found heat lingers with the smoke in a long finish.

    Lagavulin

    An Islay giant, Lagavulin was established in 1816 by John Johnston and its early years were steady, without some of the drama seen by other distilleries. When the Mackie family took over in 1867, Lagavulin grew in reputation and respect. When the White Horse blend was launched in 1890, Lagavulin formed a major part of its recipe and is forever associated with the iconic whisky. The move to a more corporate ownership began in 1927 with the Distillers Company Limited, leading to Diageo today. In an era of famous Islay names, arguably Lagavulin is only second to Bowmore and its value to Diageo is considerable. The current owners have slowly expanded the core range beyond the staple 16 year old and festival releases. Now, we have a variety of age statements and special editions. It’s no surprise that the distillery is working 7 days a week and producing as much whisky as it can to meet growing demand with the bulk of production shipped to the mainland for maturation, due to the limited warehousing on Islay.

    Lot Features
    • BOTTLER
      Official Bottling
    • CASK TYPE
      American Oak
    • DISTILLERY
      Lagavulin
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      54.8%
    Region
    Scotland, Islay
    Scotland, Islay

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