LAGAVULIN - 12 years - Special Release 2022 - Natural Cask Strength - 57.3%
Lagavulin is a distillery located on the south shore of the island of Islay , Scotland . Its name in Gaelic means "the valley near the mill". It is renowned for producing a heavily peated Single Malt whiskey with powerful iodized notes. It is owned by the United Distillers subsidiary of Diageo. Built in 1816, the distillery is one of three well-known producers along the coast between the villages of Port Ellen and Kildalton (the others being Ardbeg and Laphroaig). The distillery uses water exclusively from nearby Solum Lochs and the barley is malted in nearby Port Ellen. The distillery has four stills and produces several expressions in three main series. Lagavulin is a powerfully flavored Malt and the house style offers marine and iodized, slightly medicinal and tarry flavor descriptors.
This 12-year -old Lagavulin was released as part of Diageo's 2022 Special Releases . It was selected from the smokiest virgin oak barrels and distillery reserves.
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