Lagavulin 12 Year Old c. 1980s

Lagavulin 12 Year Old c. 1980s

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Lagavulin 12 Year Old c. 1980s
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HED68847

75 cl

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£1,830.00
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Lagavulin Distillery officially dates from 1816, though records show illicit distillation on the site as far back as 1742. This rare and unique bottling from the 1980s is a 12-year-old single malt, originally imported by Montenegro SPA for the Italian market. The 12-year-old was eventually discontinued, replaced by the much-loved 16-year-old expression.

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Lagavulin is one of the 'big three' peated malts from southern Islay, the other two being Ardbeg and Laphroaig. Official founded in 1816 by John Johnston, the distillery draws water from the local Solan Lochs while the peat is sourced from bogs on the western edge of the island. The team run four stills, two of which they inherited from the mythical Malt Mill distillery that was built on the same site, and favour long distillations, resulting in rounder, smoother whisky.

For a long time the distillery favoured a 16 year old as their flagship bottling - the extended ageing indicative of their preference for less active, second or third full ex-Bourbon casks. Considered by many to be the classic Islay dram, Lagavulin is peaty and dry with hints of sea-spray and bonfire. More mature bottlings are notable by their elegant smokiness and complex aromas.

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