Lagavulin 15 Year Old Islay Jazz Festival 2023 Oloroso Sherry Finish

A bottling released to celebrate the 2023 Jazz festival on Islay. These Limited Editions are released annually to coincide with the Lagavulin sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival.
This Limited Edition has been matured for 15 years in refill American oak and then finished in ex-Oloroso sherry butts, bottled at cask strength.
Only 3,000 bottles released.

    Nose:    Strong smoke reminiscent of a campfire, with maritime, salty notes. Rich fruitiness from the sherry casks, pickled cherries and chocolate.

    Taste:    Smooth, dried fruit, walnut flavours, slightly peppery, burnt caramel and spicy oak.

    Finish:    Medium finish. Vanilla, smoke, ash and oak spice.

Lagavulin distillery sits on the water’s edge in a small sheltered bay on Islay’s south-eastern coast close to the ruins of Dunyveg Castle.
Lagavulin is said to be one of the oldest distilleries on Islay, with illicit distilling recorded on the site as early as 1742, the distillery dates from 1816, when John Johnson constructed Kildalton Distillery at Lagavulin. The following year Archibald Campbell built a second distillery named Lagavulin alongside Kildalton which Johnson also acquired in 1825. The two distilleries merged to become Lagavulin in 1837 under the ownership of the Graham brothers and James Logan Mackie.
Today it is world-renowned for its smoky, peaty whiskies.