Lagavulin 26 Year Old Special Release 2021

As our fable goes, hidden within his den on Islay bay, The King of Islay guarded a gem of precious worth. The resplendent stone glowed ruby red, glistening with lustre. Won through decades of fire and ferocity, it reflected an alluring warmth and smoldering intensity the captivating nature at the very heart of Lagavulin.

A deep-hued and regal malt, its dark, wine-woody aromas are pungent with peaty smoke, curled around baked figs. In the smooth, oily start a sweetness gleams, then salt and pepper season a savoury, smoke-wreathed intensity. These rich first fill Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso seasoned casks look back on vivid youth through the wise, battle-hardened prism of age, finishing long, sweet and sumptuous. At long last, a jewel is ready to share.