Description
- Region: Scotland, Speyside
- Producer: Diageo
- Brand: Glendullan
- Strength: 40%
- Type: Single malt
- Exposure: 18 years
- Barrel aging: American oak, European oak
Tasting Notes
Color
Whiskey very pale golden color with silvery sheen.
Taste
The taste of whiskey is rich and sweet, light, smooth and oily, reveals seductive licorice hues, nuances of smoke and dried herbs. Smoky tones become especially bright in the middle of taste, accompanied by accents of spices, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. The finish is medium length, slightly sweet.
Aroma
Aromatic whiskey bouquet is very soft, clean and fresh, has an intense sweetness, savory earth tones, fruity notes, as well as smoky nuances. With the strengthening of smoky accents in the bouquet, rich shades of smoked bacon and minerals appear. The sweetness is clearer, and with it the notes of apple, sweet pear and banana cooked on the grill come to the fore.
Gastronomy
Whiskey is excellent in itself, as a digestif, with the addition of a couple of drops of water, and also paired with a fragrant cigar.
“Lagavulin” 12 Years Old – an excellent whiskey cask fortress 56.5%, released in 2017 as part of a series of premium whiskey “Special Releases” from Diadzheo. This series is produced every year and includes unique, not presented to the market samples of whiskey small-scale production of closed and existing plants.
“Lagavulin” 12-year-old – one of the pillars of the series “Special Releases”, it is always popular and we look forward to it every year. Interestingly, in different years, this whiskey has a different style. Thus, the sample, released in 2017, differs alluring, intriguing aroma and rich, generous taste, consisting of fruit notes and shades of smoke.
Whiskey Lagavulin is made on the island of Islay and is fully consistent with the spirit of the area. In the 18th century, a large-scale production of alcoholic beverages began on the island of Islay; by 1740, there were more than a dozen distilleries, but after tightening the laws, many plants were closed, so only two productions remained. In 1816, these plants merged, creating the company Lagavulin. As in those days, now Lagavulin distillery is the largest on the island of Islay.
Whiskey Lagavulin – one of the great whiskeys from the island of Islay, which has repeatedly confirmed its reputation, receiving the highest awards at prestigious competitions. Lagavulin is also the basis of the blend for many famous whiskey. For his aging use American oak barrels.
Diageo Group is a relatively young company – it was created in 1997 as a result of the merger of the Grand Metropolitan Public Limited Company and Guinness PLC. Today it is one of the largest concerns in the world for the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. The company owns a huge number of prestigious brands that have a rich heritage – the history of some of them is from the XVIII century. Concern Diadzheo is focused on the creation of premium drinks, which are very popular all over the world.
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