{"product_id":"lagavulin-1979-15-year-old-the-syndicates-single-cask-mid-1990s-59-2-lot-id-0226-360","title":"Lagavulin 1979 - 15 Year Old - The Syndicates - Single Cask - Mid 1990s - 59.2% Lot Id: 0226-360","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003eLagavulin 15 Year Old. Bottled mid 1990s. Bottled at the Bruichladdich distillery for The Syndicates. 70cl. 59.2%. No box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a handful of spectacular single cask Lagavulin 1979 15-year-old cask strength Islay single malt whiskies released in the mid-1990s by the secretive Syndicate, a consortium of private individuals and whisky industry folk with strong Islay connections. Released at a devastating 59.2% natural cask strength, this 15-year-old Lagavulin 1979 was one of the first casks bottled by the Syndicate from their remarkable batch of 1979 casks, and its label used the same marketing text and quote from William Blake’s poem The Strange Horse of Suinabhal as Lagavulin’s official bottlings of the day.  Despite the group’s inside connections, this was all deemed a bit too cheeky by Diageo predecessor UDV, so this label was discontinued for future releases - indeed, this bottling is one of two Syndicate Lagavulin 15-year-olds at exactly the same strength of 59.2%, so it’s possible that the rest of this particular batch had to be relabelled, which would make this bottle even scarcer. A fabulous dram for collectors as well as for Islay whisky fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Whisky-Online Auctions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57997682114941,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lagavulin 1979 - 15 Year Old - The Syndicates - Single Cask - Mid 1990s - 59.2%-Lot Id:0226-360","offer_id":57997682147709,"sku":"0226-360","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/0036\/4446\/files\/0226-360-1_176ed500-d10f-4a86-a956-c03717e9dba8.jpg?v=1775077625","url":"https:\/\/whisky-onlineauctions.com\/products\/lagavulin-1979-15-year-old-the-syndicates-single-cask-mid-1990s-59-2-lot-id-0226-360","provider":"Whisky-Online Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}