Whisky Lasdoux L’Île Muguet 7 Year Old
Whisky Lasdoux L’Île Muguet 7 Year Old
Price: 57,50€
DESCRIPTION
On the Domaine de Lasdoux, home of the Lhéraud family since 1680, the house applies the same rigor to its grain spirits as it does to its cognacs. L'Île Muguet is its annual peated edition. It takes its name from a small islet in the Charente, very close to the estate, where Guy Lhéraud, the grandfather, loved to play as a child. Distilled in a reflux still from peated malted barley, this single malt was aged for 7 years before being bottled cask strength, at 48.9%, with no additives. It is also available in a 3-litre Petite Dame-Jeanne.
The palate is bold and distinctive. It expresses fruity notes, carried by a delicate peat.
At the table, it pairs with smoked salmon, aged Comté cheese, or a square of dark chocolate. It can also be enjoyed on its own, at the end of the meal.
REGION
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest wine region in France, stretching from Poitiers to Pau through iconic areas such as Bordeaux, Cognac, Agen and Bergerac. It holds an exceptional diversity of terroirs, backed by centuries of winemaking and distilling know how, making it the birthplace of some of the most renowned spirits in the world.
In the north, in Charente and Charente Maritime, they make the famous Cognac, double distilled from white wines, and Pineau des Charentes, a fortified wine blending grape must and young cognac, loved for its freshness and roundness.
Further south, in the Gers, the Landes and Lot et Garonne, they produce Armagnac, the oldest brandy in France. Traditionally distilled in a continuous still, it comes from three areas: Haut Armagnac, Ténarèze and Bas Armagnac. These three terroirs sit on the Lannemezan alluvial fan, an ancient soil of sand, clay and pebbles from the erosion of the Pyrenees. They give expressive, elegant and nuanced brandies, with aromas of ripe fruit, sweet spice and dried fruit, revealed as they age in cask.
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A delicate peat that lets the fruit take center stage. A bold, distinctive whisky with a true family story behind it.
