Lagavulin 16 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 Special Edition

This is the highly acclaimed Lagavulin 16 Year Old Feis Ile 2017 Special Edition, a legendary cask-strength release created exclusively for the Islay Festival of Malt and Music. This celebratory release stands out as a unique departure from Lagavulin's usual flavor extensions, heavily prized because every constituent cask was personally hand-selected by the distillery's legendary longtime warehouse manager, Iain MacArthur. 

• Distillery: Lagavulin Distillery, Islay
• Bottled: 2017
• Age: 16 Years Old
• Cask Profile: Double matured, finishing its aging journey in sweet Moscatel Cask Wood
• Rarity: Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered bottles worldwide
• Specifications: Bottled at a robust, natural cask strength of 56.1% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural color

Brief Tasting Notes
Utilizing Muscat wine casks provides a highly unique alternative to Lagavulin's traditional Pedro Ximénez finishes, layering an exquisite floral and honeyed depth over the coastal peat fire.

• Nose: Sweet pecan pie, ripe orchard grapes, and a massive background of sooty peat smoke
• Palate: Peppery lime pickle, more ripe orchard fruits and pudding wine (botrytis) like influence. The high proof carries waves of ginger in runny honey, waxy citrus, and a sweeter variant of bonfire tar smoke
• Finish: Exceedingly long and deep, concluding on black pepper, sweet charcoal soot, apricot tart, and a final hint of dark chocolate