This extremely rare Lagavulin Pure Islay Single Malt was bonded in 1909, the same year it was produced, and bottled an estimated 10 years later by John Bisset & Co. Ltd. Bonded (and bottled in bond) Whisky is the product of one distillation season (January to December) and one distiller at one distillery.

The name of Lagavulin is an anglicization of the Gaelic lag a'mhuilin, meaning "hollow by the mill". The distillery officially dates from 1816 when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site. One of them became Lagavulin, taking over the other-which one is not exactly known. Records show illicit distillation in at least ten illegal distilleries on the site as far back as 1742, however. In the 19th century, several legal battles ensued with their neighbour Laphroaig, brought about after the distiller at Lagavulin, Sir Peter Mackie, leased the Laphroaig distillery. It is said that Mackie attempted to copy Laphroaig's style. Since the water and peat at Lagavulin's premises was different from that at Laphroaig's, the result was different as well.

Additional Information:

WEIGHT:1.9 kg





REGION:Islay







BOTTLING:John Bisset & Co. Ltd.







CONTENT:75cl