Finlandgan Old Reserve

Whisky Finlandgan Old Reserve

700ml BOTTLE

Looking among the distilleries of the island of Islay it is impossible to come across the name Finlaggan: it is in fact a fantasy name that the company of independent bottlers The Vintage Malt Whisky has decided to use for its own products, created with barrels purchased from existing distilleries but without being able to actually declare the origin. The mystery continues, but certainly this whisky it will not leave lovers of strong sensations disappointed that only the island of Islay can offer, with its whisky of clear peat matrix, with a strong and uncompromising character. For this Finlaggan Old Reserve the aging age is not declared, but it is a whisky young and lively, with peat influencing the aroma and taste. After almost thirty years in production, Finlaggan continues to enchant and delight fans around the world.

Curiosity: the name Finlaggan derives from the small inland lake on the island of Islay, a lake that contains three small islands and which sees the castle of Finlaggan, from which the history of Islay began several centuries ago.

TASTE

The alcohol content does not affect the palate, giving ample peaty sensations and intense spicy notes. The smoking comes later, a rich and intense palate but not without a certain elegance, the result of careful refinement and selection of the best raw materials, as is a must when thinking of a whisky of the Isle of Islay, the homeland of the whisky twisted and determined.

AGING

Oak barrels.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT WHISKY FINLAGGAN OLD RESERVE

Il whisky of Finlaggan speaks the language of pride and perfectly explains the unique characteristics of the whisky of Islay, the small island between the Atlantic Ocean and the main island of Scotland that has been teaching the school for centuries whisky peated. The various souls of Islay have in common the will never to compromise, being able to count on an environment practically identical to itself for at least three centuries and on the legacy that history has handed over to the island's distilleries.

Passing through generations of distillers, first illegal and only from the beginning of the XNUMXth century with plants recognized by the motherland England, today Islay is a word that evokes marvelous landscapes topped off with immaculate beaches, rolling hills and breathtaking bays. Finlaggan does not intend to invent anything, being able to count on this background on which to base his creations: the whisky of Finlaggan in all its forms is only the best part of Islay, or rather the pride, the peat, the maritime and coastal touch, the deepest and most elegant component linked to the careful distillation and the long refinements, years and years in the splendid warehouses of the island, so isolated and so charming.

Finlaggan Old Reserve is an important step for those who want to get closer to whisky of the island of Islay, but also a necessary knowledge for those who already know the subject and yet deserve a glass of this whisky, perhaps trying to guess which distillery the malt spirit comes from. The incisiveness is important as is the gustatory amplitude, thanks to which Finlaggan Old Reserve can be tasted smooth, with a few drops of water, with a few ice cubes or in the creation of various mixed recipes, an aspect that makes This whisky inevitable in the bottles of those who define themselves as passionate about whisky, not only of whisky peated.